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

19 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-12-05 (62 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 ABLESTAR DEB
1 02620U 63049H   25181.94472834  .00000196  00000-0  25118-3 0  9996
2 02620  89.9152  75.5760 0017548  51.4038 325.2483 13.59548492 42667

Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:40:24.528Z)

Latitude

16.51946°

Longitude

176.25156°

Altitude

1,028.979 km

Speed

7.344 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 02m 24s

True Declination

16° 25' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-53.26831°

Longitude

176.10657°

Altitude

1,060.795 km

Speed

7.319 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 23m 33s

Apparent Declination

-86° 16' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:25:23

Azimuth

183.549° SSW

Elevation

-42.521°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,047.377 km

Perigee altitude

1,021.362 km

Semi-major axis

7,412.506 km

Eccentricity

0.00175

Inclination

89.9152°

RAAN

75.576°

Arg. of periapsis

51.4038°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

325.2483°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.40091 °/min

Orbital period

105.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00025118

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-01 18:07:44.627Z	211.187° SW	2025-07-01 18:12:44.627Z	267.621° W	30.681°	2025-07-01 18:18:44.627Z	340.222° N
11 mins	2025-07-02 05:13:44.627Z	3.375° NNE	2025-07-02 05:18:44.627Z	165.534° S	44.613°	2025-07-02 05:24:44.627Z	182.676° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-02 07:01:44.627Z	304.526° NW	2025-07-02 07:02:44.627Z	294.609° NW	13.416°	2025-07-02 07:05:44.627Z	265.586° W
11 mins	2025-07-02 17:05:44.627Z	169.858° S	2025-07-02 17:10:44.627Z	97.577° ESE	44.421°	2025-07-02 17:16:44.627Z	0.926° NNE

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