THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 408

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 408 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

408, 1961-015EH

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00408U 61015EH  25188.82524473  .00000289  00000-0  36242-3 0  9993
2 00408  66.7843 211.1558 0065817 348.0471 195.0015 13.76831342258289

Epoch: 2025-07-07T19:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T19:48:21.144Z)

Latitude

-2.73761°

Longitude

169.20781°

Altitude

1,024.379 km

Speed

7.316 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 09m 17s

True Declination

-2° 43' 19"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

58.88762°

Longitude

121.86803°

Altitude

1,010.964 km

Speed

7.339 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 23m 21s

Apparent Declination

30° 55' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:45:11

Azimuth

41.622° NE

Elevation

-5.119°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,021.94 km

Perigee altitude

925.166 km

Semi-major axis

7,351.69 km

Eccentricity

0.00658

Inclination

66.7843°

RAAN

211.1558°

Arg. of periapsis

348.0471°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

195.0015°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.4432 °/min

Orbital period

104.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00036242

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

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-08 11:08:35.679Z	352.225° N	2025-07-08 11:13:35.679Z	50.383° ENE	26.965°	2025-07-08 11:18:35.679Z	106.116° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-08 12:56:35.679Z	317.08° NNW	2025-07-08 13:01:35.679Z	238.687° WSW	38.473°	2025-07-08 13:07:35.679Z	172.998° S
10 mins	2025-07-09 02:25:35.679Z	177.732° S	2025-07-09 02:29:35.679Z	118.171° SE	36.41°	2025-07-09 02:35:35.679Z	40.453° NE
9 mins	2025-07-09 04:13:35.679Z	258.968° W	2025-07-09 04:17:35.679Z	312.027° NW	27.092°	2025-07-09 04:22:35.679Z	9.768° NNE

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