THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2701

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2701 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 24 Jun 1965 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

2701, 1965-048E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1965-06-24 (60 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 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 02701U 65048E   25195.53188559  .00000255  00000-0  30465-3 0  9992
2 02701  89.8857 291.6930 0064495 163.2317 218.4799 13.63744870975316

Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:45:54.914Z)

Latitude

21.26185°

Longitude

167.61903°

Altitude

1,062.284 km

Speed

7.304 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 26m 56s

True Declination

21° 09' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.43027°

Longitude

167.46666°

Altitude

1,081.906 km

Speed

7.289 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 32m 18s

Apparent Declination

-42° 26' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:46:49

Azimuth

106.318° ESE

Elevation

-75.781°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,066.852 km

Perigee altitude

971.434 km

Semi-major axis

7,397.28 km

Eccentricity

0.00645

Inclination

89.8857°

RAAN

291.693°

Arg. of periapsis

163.2317°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

218.4799°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.41142 °/min

Orbital period

105.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00030465

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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	2025-07-15 06:22:21.111Z	158.215° S	2025-07-15 06:28:21.111Z	74.166° E	40.086°	2025-07-15 06:34:21.111Z	6.51° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-15 08:10:21.111Z	240.549° WSW	2025-07-15 08:14:21.111Z	285.431° WNW	20.332°	2025-07-15 08:18:21.111Z	325.954° NNW
6 mins	2025-07-15 17:28:21.111Z	49.107° ENE	2025-07-15 17:31:21.111Z	85.331° E	18.932°	2025-07-15 17:34:21.111Z	118.402° SE
10 mins	2025-07-15 19:12:21.111Z	348.928° N	2025-07-15 19:16:21.111Z	292.507° NW	39.514°	2025-07-15 19:22:21.111Z	201.494° SSW

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