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

10 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 10 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00408U 61015EH  25182.49188293  .00000157  00000-0  23073-3 0  9998
2 00408  66.7848 226.2677 0065297 352.3696 123.1389 13.76826708257412

Epoch: 2025-07-01T11:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T11:48:18.685Z)

Latitude

55.71313°

Longitude

-89.33915°

Altitude

1,010.056 km

Speed

7.339 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 30m 06s

True Declination

55° 33' 30"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.53447°

Longitude

127.3384°

Altitude

929.769 km

Speed

7.411 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 19m 46s

Apparent Declination

-27° 47' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:21:52

Azimuth

95.797° ESE

Elevation

-39.271°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,021.574 km

Perigee altitude

925.565 km

Semi-major axis

7,351.707 km

Eccentricity

0.00653

Inclination

66.7848°

RAAN

226.2677°

Arg. of periapsis

352.3696°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

123.1389°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.44319 °/min

Orbital period

104.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00023073

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

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-02 03:03:34.774Z	138.978° SSE	2025-07-02 03:06:34.774Z	108.515° ESE	16.082°	2025-07-02 03:10:34.774Z	66.89° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-02 04:49:34.774Z	217.942° SW	2025-07-02 04:53:34.774Z	279.515° WNW	43.683°	2025-07-02 04:59:34.774Z	25.273° NE
5 mins	2025-07-02 06:40:34.774Z	300.991° NW	2025-07-02 06:42:34.774Z	322.616° NNW	15.08°	2025-07-02 06:45:34.774Z	353.01° N
8 mins	2025-07-02 12:11:34.774Z	2.007° NNE	2025-07-02 12:15:34.774Z	48.269° ENE	22.124°	2025-07-02 12:19:34.774Z	91.497° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-02 13:58:34.774Z	324.772° NNW	2025-07-02 14:03:34.774Z	238.82° WSW	43.445°	2025-07-02 14:09:34.774Z	162.506° S

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