THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 402

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 402 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 29 Jun 1961 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

402, 1961-015EB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   402U 61015EB  25192.16740705  .00003677  00000-0  69188-3 0  9996
2   402  66.6545 103.9428 0033235 226.0855 133.7517 14.65430119291543

Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:01:03.969Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

114.35305°

Altitude

694.087 km

Speed

7.501 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 55m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-34.89077°

Longitude

96.38556°

Altitude

690.332 km

Speed

7.509 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 14m 27s

Apparent Declination

-39° 47' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:02:59

Azimuth

98.465° ESE

Elevation

-69.251°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

697.486 km

Perigee altitude

650.61 km

Semi-major axis

7,052.185 km

Eccentricity

0.00332

Inclination

66.6545°

RAAN

103.9428°

Arg. of periapsis

226.0855°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

133.7517°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.66486 °/min

Orbital period

98.23 mins

BSTAR

0.00069188

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 144

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 145

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 146 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 147

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 148

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 149 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 150

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 151 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 152

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 153 (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.
7 mins	2025-07-11 18:53:23.858Z	157.569° S	2025-07-11 18:56:23.858Z	111.212° ESE	23.722°	2025-07-11 19:00:23.858Z	54.576° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-11 20:34:23.858Z	250.024° W	2025-07-11 20:37:23.858Z	310.577° NW	30.969°	2025-07-11 20:41:23.858Z	11.851° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-12 03:29:23.858Z	17.039° NNE	2025-07-12 03:31:23.858Z	45.817° ENE	16.287°	2025-07-12 03:34:23.858Z	85.524° E
8 mins	2025-07-12 05:09:23.858Z	322.466° NNW	2025-07-12 05:12:23.858Z	273.487° WNW	41.856°	2025-07-12 05:17:23.858Z	162.333° S

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