THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 404

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 404 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

404, 1961-015ED

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

21 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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   404U 61015ED  25181.86858497  .00000194  00000-0  47231-3 0  9997
2   404  66.4693 120.7283 0556089 358.9428   1.0379 12.92172747998388

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:50:45.741Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-111.1345°

Altitude

868.33 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 02m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

66.13808°

Longitude

-34.58804°

Altitude

1,256.329 km

Speed

7.256 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 46m 24s

Apparent Declination

22° 45' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:20:50

Azimuth

23.759° NE

Elevation

-23.564°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,717.908 km

Perigee altitude

864.917 km

Semi-major axis

7,669.55 km

Eccentricity

0.05561

Inclination

66.4693°

RAAN

120.7283°

Arg. of periapsis

358.9428°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

1.0379°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.23138 °/min

Orbital period

111.41 mins

BSTAR

0.00047231

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 140 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 141

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.
11 mins	2025-07-01 21:06:11.860Z	189.045° SSW	2025-07-01 21:11:11.860Z	120.063° SE	40.08°	2025-07-01 21:17:11.860Z	37.911° NE
9 mins	2025-07-01 23:03:11.860Z	274.196° WNW	2025-07-01 23:06:11.860Z	311.663° NW	24.105°	2025-07-01 23:12:11.860Z	12.052° NNE
14 mins	2025-07-02 04:56:11.860Z	351.678° N	2025-07-02 05:02:11.860Z	44.776° NE	27.579°	2025-07-02 05:10:11.860Z	103.274° ESE
17 mins	2025-07-02 06:50:11.860Z	327.227° NNW	2025-07-02 06:58:11.860Z	226.247° WSW	44.362°	2025-07-02 07:07:11.860Z	160.187° S
9 mins	2025-07-02 08:48:11.860Z	285.402° WNW	2025-07-02 08:52:11.860Z	257.111° W	17.05°	2025-07-02 08:57:11.860Z	225.598° WSW

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