THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2177

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2177 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 31 Mar 1966 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

2177, 1966-026D

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1966-03-31 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 THOR ALTAIR DEB
1 02177U 66026D   26163.23492726  .00004714  00000-0  54100-3 0  9999
2 02177  98.9727 154.4495 0127057   6.7558 353.5326 14.80753526162115

Epoch: 2026-06-12T05:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-12T05:38:17.715Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

169.30841°

Altitude

541.493 km

Speed

7.639 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 17m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:33:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

713.005 km

Perigee altitude

535.069 km

Semi-major axis

7,002.174 km

Eccentricity

0.01271

Inclination

98.9727°

RAAN

154.4495°

Arg. of periapsis

6.7558°

True anomaly

353.36598°

Mean anomaly

353.5326°

Eccentric anomaly

353.44955°

Mean motion

3.70419 °/min

Orbital period

97.19 mins

BSTAR

0.000541

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THOR ALTAIR DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2026-06-13 11:24:21.603Z	47.135° ENE	2026-06-13 11:27:21.603Z	89.303° E	20.327°	2026-06-13 11:30:21.603Z	137.057° SSE
6 mins	2026-06-13 13:01:21.603Z	343.934° N	2026-06-13 13:04:21.603Z	275.343° WNW	30.535°	2026-06-13 13:07:21.603Z	228.55° WSW
5 mins	2026-06-13 23:56:21.603Z	206.369° SW	2026-06-13 23:58:21.603Z	255.219° W	30.006°	2026-06-14 00:01:21.603Z	322.148° NNW

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THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2177

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-12T05:38:17.715Z)

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