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

Country

Related business

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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Last TLE update: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 38521U 63038Q   25237.56243237  .00000087  00000-0  12931-3 0  9994
2 38521  89.9818 333.9449 0042760 112.6470 310.9345 13.45370729595756

Epoch: 2025-08-25T13:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-25T13:29:54.156Z)

Latitude

63.29502°

Longitude

157.43854°

Altitude

1,079.46 km

Speed

7.328 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 15m 55s

True Declination

63° 09' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:46:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,118.314 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.478 km

Semi-major axis

7,464.533 km

Eccentricity

0.00428

Inclination

89.9818°

RAAN

333.9449°

Arg. of periapsis

112.647°

True anomaly

310.56303°

Mean anomaly

310.9345°

Eccentric anomaly

310.7489°

Mean motion

3.36542 °/min

Orbital period

106.97 mins

BSTAR

0.00012931

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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	2025-09-01 05:55:32.683Z	155.772° SSE	2025-09-01 06:01:32.683Z	92.766° ESE	38.212°	2025-09-01 06:07:32.683Z	9.614° NNE
8 mins	2025-09-01 07:45:32.683Z	238.899° WSW	2025-09-01 07:48:32.683Z	272.478° WNW	22.171°	2025-09-01 07:53:32.683Z	327.157° NNW
8 mins	2025-09-01 17:10:32.683Z	44.636° NE	2025-09-01 17:13:32.683Z	79.426° E	21.501°	2025-09-01 17:18:32.683Z	130.27° SE
11 mins	2025-09-01 18:55:32.683Z	350.064° N	2025-09-01 19:00:32.683Z	286.83° WNW	39.07°	2025-09-01 19:06:32.683Z	204.296° SW

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 38521

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-25T13:29:54.156Z)

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Orbital elements

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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