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  25224.43794649  .00000373  00000-0  48613-3 0  9992
2 00406  66.7795   1.2310 0125908 243.7269 184.9626 13.69231105178921

Epoch: 2025-08-12T10:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T10:30:38.576Z)

Latitude

58.92153°

Longitude

-72.47394°

Altitude

1,104.061 km

Speed

7.26 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 05m 16s

True Declination

58° 46' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

45.42686°

Longitude

35.36123°

Altitude

1,045.221 km

Speed

7.316 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 56m 00s

Apparent Declination

10° 58' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:16:36

Azimuth

302.357° NW

Elevation

-18.143°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,093.651 km

Perigee altitude

907.839 km

Semi-major axis

7,378.882 km

Eccentricity

0.01259

Inclination

66.7795°

RAAN

1.231°

Arg. of periapsis

243.7269°

True anomaly

184.83972°

Mean anomaly

184.9626°

Eccentric anomaly

184.90097°

Mean motion

3.42419 °/min

Orbital period

105.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00048613

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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)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

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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)

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	2025-08-13 09:05:12.252Z	134.785° SE	2025-08-13 09:09:12.252Z	96.978° ESE	16.139°	2025-08-13 09:12:12.252Z	69.546° E
12 mins	2025-08-13 10:50:12.252Z	210.244° SW	2025-08-13 10:56:12.252Z	328.941° NNW	44.827°	2025-08-13 11:02:12.252Z	27.716° NE
8 mins	2025-08-13 12:42:12.252Z	287.599° WNW	2025-08-13 12:45:12.252Z	318.464° NNW	18.996°	2025-08-13 12:50:12.252Z	4.905° NNE
9 mins	2025-08-13 18:16:12.252Z	358.423° N	2025-08-13 18:20:12.252Z	39.684° NE	21.576°	2025-08-13 18:25:12.252Z	91.959° ESE
11 mins	2025-08-13 20:04:12.252Z	326.865° NNW	2025-08-13 20:09:12.252Z	262.618° W	44.143°	2025-08-13 20:15:12.252Z	159.889° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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