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

19 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 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00406U 61015EF  25128.46058444  .00000702  00000-0  84585-3 0  9998
2 00406  66.7776 227.4169 0126057 305.8084 146.7154 13.69137155165787

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:03Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:03:14.495Z)

Latitude

66.66287°

Longitude

-66.57944°

Altitude

1,091.495 km

Speed

7.274 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 43m 02s

True Declination

66° 32' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-12.38146°

Longitude

-172.14237°

Altitude

936.854 km

Speed

7.418 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 06m 13s

Apparent Declination

-66° 00' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:57:51

Azimuth

166.814° S

Elevation

-18.793°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,094.103 km

Perigee altitude

908.063 km

Semi-major axis

7,379.22 km

Eccentricity

0.0126057

Inclination

66.7776°

RAAN

227.4169°

Arg. of periapsis

305.8084°

True anomaly

147.49781°

Mean anomaly

146.7154°

Eccentric anomaly

147.10763°

Mean motion

3.42395 °/min

BSTAR

0.00084585

Orbital period

105.14 mins

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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	2025-05-09 07:45:07.788Z	189.537° SSW	2025-05-09 07:50:07.788Z	123.921° SE	40.873°	2025-05-09 07:56:07.788Z	37.265° NE
9 mins	2025-05-09 09:35:07.788Z	266.896° W	2025-05-09 09:39:07.788Z	315.707° NNW	24.992°	2025-05-09 09:44:07.788Z	8.22° NNE
7 mins	2025-05-09 15:11:07.788Z	8.972° NNE	2025-05-09 15:14:07.788Z	37.785° NE	16.224°	2025-05-09 15:18:07.788Z	74.051° E
12 mins	2025-05-09 16:58:07.788Z	337.586° N	2025-05-09 17:03:07.788Z	32.552° NE	42.58°	2025-05-09 17:10:07.788Z	141.45° SSE
9 mins	2025-05-09 18:47:07.788Z	296.744° NW	2025-05-09 18:51:07.788Z	256.638° W	20.727°	2025-05-09 18:56:07.788Z	209.107° SW

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