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

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00406U 61015EF  26140.19474212  .00000343  00000-0  45573-3 0  9993
2 00406  66.7785  59.3637 0111854  52.2574  95.1383 13.69592273217364

Epoch: 2026-05-20T04:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-20T04:40:25.719Z)

Latitude

28.60275°

Longitude

-82.05963°

Altitude

1,012.028 km

Speed

7.345 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 03m 37s

True Declination

28° 27' 48"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

07:39:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,081.968 km

Perigee altitude

916.926 km

Semi-major axis

7,377.584 km

Eccentricity

0.01119

Inclination

66.7785°

RAAN

59.3637°

Arg. of periapsis

52.2574°

True anomaly

96.4132°

Mean anomaly

95.1383°

Eccentric anomaly

95.77592°

Mean motion

3.42509 °/min

Orbital period

105.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00045573

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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.
5 mins	2026-05-21 03:16:26.406Z	12.557° NNE	2026-05-21 03:19:26.406Z	43.098° NE	13.777°	2026-05-21 03:21:26.406Z	62.738° ENE
11 mins	2026-05-21 05:03:26.406Z	339.041° N	2026-05-21 05:08:26.406Z	69.494° E	42.38°	2026-05-21 05:14:26.406Z	140.554° SSE
7 mins	2026-05-21 06:52:26.406Z	291.824° WNW	2026-05-21 06:55:26.406Z	259.507° W	19.35°	2026-05-21 06:59:26.406Z	216.419° SW
6 mins	2026-05-21 18:39:26.406Z	134.957° SE	2026-05-21 18:42:26.406Z	99.188° ESE	17.975°	2026-05-21 18:45:26.406Z	66.697° ENE
10 mins	2026-05-21 20:25:26.406Z	224.785° SW	2026-05-21 20:29:26.406Z	298.485° NW	41.997°	2026-05-21 20:35:26.406Z	23.542° NE
4 mins	2026-05-21 22:17:26.406Z	308.619° NW	2026-05-21 22:18:26.406Z	319.089° NNW	12.805°	2026-05-21 22:21:26.406Z	349.576° N

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 406

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-20T04:40:25.719Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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