THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 05 Dec 1963 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

2620, 1963-049H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-12-05 (61 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 22 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 02620U 63049H   25128.31919741  .00000358  00000-0  47086-3 0  9999
2 02620  89.9147  76.0371 0014153 197.8555 315.1321 13.59523555 35375

Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:39:38.656Z)

Latitude

27.16282°

Longitude

-85.30891°

Altitude

1,033.378 km

Speed

7.341 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 03m 58s

True Declination

27° 01' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-22.47887°

Longitude

94.69147°

Altitude

1,054.247 km

Speed

7.32 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 46m 03s

Apparent Declination

-32° 32' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:54:31

Azimuth

279.429° WNW

Elevation

-66.445°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,044.951 km

Perigee altitude

1,023.969 km

Semi-major axis

7,412.597 km

Eccentricity

0.0014153

Inclination

89.9147°

RAAN

76.0371°

Arg. of periapsis

197.8555°

True anomaly

315.01754°

Mean anomaly

315.1321°

Eccentric anomaly

315.07484°

Mean motion

3.40085 °/min

BSTAR

0.00047086

Orbital period

105.86 mins

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1963 (1963-12-05 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703

TRANSIT 5B-2, 704

TRANSIT 5E 3, 705

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 706

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 715

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 753

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2432

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 2930 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 4586 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6182 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6283 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR 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.
12 mins	2025-05-09 08:13:48.305Z	14.418° NNE	2025-05-09 08:19:48.305Z	91.794° ESE	36.816°	2025-05-09 08:25:48.305Z	161.298° S
8 mins	2025-05-09 10:01:48.305Z	324.081° NNW	2025-05-09 10:04:48.305Z	287.725° WNW	23.356°	2025-05-09 10:09:48.305Z	233.573° WSW
10 mins	2025-05-09 20:07:48.305Z	143.023° SSE	2025-05-09 20:11:48.305Z	91.936° ESE	34.414°	2025-05-09 20:17:48.305Z	13.075° NNE
9 mins	2025-05-09 21:53:48.305Z	226.39° WSW	2025-05-09 21:57:48.305Z	272.094° WNW	25.501°	2025-05-09 22:02:48.305Z	330.691° NNW

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