THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 406

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 406 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

406, 1961-015EF

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00406U 61015EF  25184.50561681  .00000326  00000-0  43424-3 0  9996
2 00406  66.7779  95.3436 0126945 269.7403 272.3198 13.69198453173453

Epoch: 2025-07-03T12:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T12:08:05.292Z)

Latitude

-0.6587°

Longitude

171.83132°

Altitude

1,001.987 km

Speed

7.352 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 22m 29s

True Declination

0° 39' 18"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

65.32766°

Longitude

101.89386°

Altitude

1,105.264 km

Speed

7.26 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 19m 04s

Apparent Declination

56° 45' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:34:11

Azimuth

2.084° NNE

Elevation

6.733°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,094.535 km

Perigee altitude

907.19 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.999 km

Eccentricity

0.01269

Inclination

66.7779°

RAAN

95.3436°

Arg. of periapsis

269.7403°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

272.3198°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.4241 °/min

Orbital period

105.14 mins

BSTAR

0.00043424

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

TRANSIT 4A, 116

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	2025-07-04 03:33:20.605Z	350.871° N	2025-07-04 03:38:20.605Z	41.087° NE	25.707°	2025-07-04 03:44:20.605Z	104.298° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-04 05:22:20.605Z	320.777° NNW	2025-07-04 05:27:20.605Z	247.22° WSW	41.239°	2025-07-04 05:33:20.605Z	169.129° S
11 mins	2025-07-04 18:55:20.605Z	175.945° S	2025-07-04 19:00:20.605Z	99.043° ESE	36.176°	2025-07-04 19:06:20.605Z	40.096° NE
11 mins	2025-07-04 20:43:20.605Z	251.699° W	2025-07-04 20:48:20.605Z	312.113° NW	29.999°	2025-07-04 20:54:20.605Z	14.351° NNE

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