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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 THOR ALTAIR DEB
1 02177U 66026D   25169.39890162  .00004094  00000-0  50491-3 0  9997
2 02177  98.9327 115.1304 0136212  55.2718 306.1230 14.77144953109072

Epoch: 2025-06-18T09:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T09:34:25.099Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

64.64432°

Altitude

585.842 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 40m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.33045°

Longitude

56.78758°

Altitude

550.286 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 21m 02s

Apparent Declination

6° 47' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:28:41

Azimuth

22.412° NNE

Elevation

-40.748°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

730.977 km

Perigee altitude

539.91 km

Semi-major axis

7,013.581 km

Eccentricity

0.01362

Inclination

98.9327°

RAAN

115.1304°

Arg. of periapsis

55.2718°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

306.123°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.69516 °/min

Orbital period

97.42 mins

BSTAR

0.00050491

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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	2025-06-20 20:13:35.542Z	156.9° SSE	2025-06-20 20:16:35.542Z	88.755° E	43.458°	2025-06-20 20:19:35.542Z	352.179° N
6 mins	2025-06-21 09:40:35.542Z	356.856° N	2025-06-21 09:42:35.542Z	312.33° NW	39.008°	2025-06-21 09:46:35.542Z	211.794° SW

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