THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 403

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 403 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

403, 1961-015EC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

23 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 23 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00403U 61015EC  25185.77366084  .00000004  00000-0  73561-4 0  9992
2 00403  66.8419  39.4025 0015792  46.6123  32.0629 13.81160002223171

Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:34:04.296Z)

Latitude

64.50975°

Longitude

-98.94961°

Altitude

960.247 km

Speed

7.383 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 50m 21s

True Declination

64° 22' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

46.70433°

Longitude

-11.26361°

Altitude

964.464 km

Speed

7.375 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 57m 49s

Apparent Declination

8° 42' 13"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:19:10

Azimuth

42.067° NE

Elevation

-31.424°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

969.757 km

Perigee altitude

946.586 km

Semi-major axis

7,336.308 km

Eccentricity

0.00158

Inclination

66.8419°

RAAN

39.4025°

Arg. of periapsis

46.6123°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

32.0629°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.45404 °/min

Orbital period

104.23 mins

BSTAR

0.000073561

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 145

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 146 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 147

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 148

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 149 (Decayed)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 151 (Decayed)

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-06 00:17:49.237Z	349.861° N	2025-07-06 00:21:49.237Z	51.017° ENE	35.605°	2025-07-06 00:27:49.237Z	126.832° SE
9 mins	2025-07-06 02:04:49.237Z	303.33° NW	2025-07-06 02:08:49.237Z	253.348° W	26.691°	2025-07-06 02:13:49.237Z	195.536° SSW
11 mins	2025-07-06 15:29:49.237Z	200.863° SSW	2025-07-06 15:34:49.237Z	138.639° SSE	44.291°	2025-07-06 15:40:49.237Z	31.848° NE
4 mins	2025-07-06 17:19:49.237Z	280.496° WNW	2025-07-06 17:22:49.237Z	315.487° NNW	19.567°	2025-07-06 17:23:49.237Z	328.564° NNW

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