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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1  2701U 65048E   25173.11219000  .00000236  00000-0  28224-3 0  9997
2  2701  89.8850 291.9587 0061873 229.7038 309.7247 13.63734154972734

Epoch: 2025-06-22T02:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-22T02:41:33.215Z)

Latitude

1.00955°

Longitude

161.02679°

Altitude

995.9 km

Speed

7.368 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 27m 49s

True Declination

1° 00' 13"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-41.97842°

Longitude

161.12554°

Altitude

992.81 km

Speed

7.377 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 36m 42s

Apparent Declination

-53° 57' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:17:20

Azimuth

129.958° SE

Elevation

-50.956°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,064.951 km

Perigee altitude

973.412 km

Semi-major axis

7,397.319 km

Eccentricity

0.00619

Inclination

89.885°

RAAN

291.9587°

Arg. of periapsis

229.7038°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

309.7247°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.41139 °/min

Orbital period

105.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00028224

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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	2025-06-22 20:00:34.915Z	7.292° NNE	2025-06-22 20:06:34.915Z	76.73° E	42.82°	2025-06-22 20:12:34.915Z	172.778° S
6 mins	2025-06-22 21:48:34.915Z	318.944° NNW	2025-06-22 21:51:34.915Z	287.114° WNW	17.246°	2025-06-22 21:54:34.915Z	255.539° W
11 mins	2025-06-23 07:51:34.915Z	157.738° S	2025-06-23 07:56:34.915Z	94.286° ESE	40.55°	2025-06-23 08:02:34.915Z	7.248° NNE
8 mins	2025-06-23 09:39:34.915Z	245.337° WSW	2025-06-23 09:42:34.915Z	278.872° WNW	20.444°	2025-06-23 09:47:34.915Z	328.643° NNW

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