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

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1966-03-31 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 THOR ALTAIR DEB
1 02177U 66026D   25128.48049539  .00002968  00000-0  37185-3 0  9999
2 02177  98.9307  69.8519 0135485 182.8161 177.2299 14.76857899103034

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:31Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:31:54.801Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

30.32318°

Altitude

737.232 km

Speed

7.436 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 39m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-10.19717°

Longitude

-150.424°

Altitude

550.368 km

Speed

7.637 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 34m 18s

Apparent Declination

-54° 25' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:25:20

Azimuth

141.217° SSE

Elevation

-25.044°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

731.389 km

Perigee altitude

541.317 km

Semi-major axis

7,014.49 km

Eccentricity

0.0135485

Inclination

98.9307°

RAAN

69.8519°

Arg. of periapsis

182.8161°

True anomaly

177.30368°

Mean anomaly

177.2299°

Eccentric anomaly

177.26692°

Mean motion

3.69444 °/min

BSTAR

0.00037185

Orbital period

97.44 mins

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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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 09:14:32.266Z	5.441° NNE	2025-05-09 09:18:32.266Z	253.207° W	39.632°	2025-05-09 09:21:32.266Z	208.11° SW
8 mins	2025-05-09 20:10:32.266Z	174.238° S	2025-05-09 20:14:32.266Z	284.662° WNW	43.103°	2025-05-09 20:18:32.266Z	340.986° N

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