THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 38521

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 38521 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 28 Sep 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

38521, 1963-038Q

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 days ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-09-28 (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 3 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 38521U 63038Q   25126.32251704  .00000128  00000-0  19910-3 0  9993
2 38521  89.9781 334.2009 0042727  73.0963 100.7113 13.45352858580790

Epoch: 2025-05-06T07:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T07:44:25.472Z)

Latitude

5.63066°

Longitude

173.66924°

Altitude

1,097.862 km

Speed

7.301 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 16m 47s

True Declination

5° 35' 55"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

4.79375°

Longitude

-6.33322°

Altitude

1,075.697 km

Speed

7.322 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 53m 29s

Apparent Declination

-18° 00' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:27:02

Azimuth

67.788° E

Elevation

-50.364°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,118.356 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.568 km

Semi-major axis

7,464.599 km

Eccentricity

0.0042727

Inclination

89.9781°

RAAN

334.2009°

Arg. of periapsis

73.0963°

True anomaly

101.1919°

Mean anomaly

100.7113°

Eccentric anomaly

100.95165°

Mean motion

3.36537 °/min

BSTAR

0.0001991

Orbital period

106.97 mins

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1963 (1963-09-28 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 669

TRANSIT 5B-1, 670

RADIATION SAT (5E 1), 671

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 672

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 745

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 1528 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 2097

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 3166

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 4587 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 7259 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 12943 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 19062 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 20470 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 27479 (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 13:31:14.089Z	156.048° SSE	2025-05-09 13:37:14.089Z	79.092° E	39.036°	2025-05-09 13:43:14.089Z	7.815° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-09 15:21:14.089Z	243.413° WSW	2025-05-09 15:24:14.089Z	278.262° WNW	21.454°	2025-05-09 15:29:14.089Z	329.452° NNW
9 mins	2025-05-10 00:45:14.089Z	38.902° NE	2025-05-10 00:49:14.089Z	84.721° E	22.418°	2025-05-10 00:54:14.089Z	133.475° SE
11 mins	2025-05-10 02:31:14.089Z	347.823° N	2025-05-10 02:36:14.089Z	273.727° WNW	38.557°	2025-05-10 02:42:14.089Z	204.682° SW

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