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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00408U 61015EH  25167.29360075  .00000350  00000-0  42420-3 0  9991
2 00408  66.7864 262.5302 0064141   3.0269  31.5501 13.76819691255320

Epoch: 2025-06-16T07:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T07:02:47.104Z)

Latitude

31.85365°

Longitude

-92.60074°

Altitude

938.303 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 31m 36s

True Declination

31° 42' 13"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

60.92876°

Longitude

20.65325°

Altitude

997.098 km

Speed

7.353 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 14m 30s

Apparent Declination

27° 11' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:17:00

Azimuth

320.639° NNW

Elevation

-11.217°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,020.749 km

Perigee altitude

926.44 km

Semi-major axis

7,351.731 km

Eccentricity

0.00641

Inclination

66.7864°

RAAN

262.5302°

Arg. of periapsis

3.0269°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

31.5501°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.44317 °/min

Orbital period

104.55 mins

BSTAR

0.0004242

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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.
10 mins	2025-06-17 07:24:11.667Z	184.663° SSW	2025-06-17 07:29:11.667Z	110.705° ESE	38.366°	2025-06-17 07:34:11.667Z	40.92° NE
9 mins	2025-06-17 09:13:11.667Z	263.296° W	2025-06-17 09:17:11.667Z	316.007° NNW	25.302°	2025-06-17 09:22:11.667Z	10.151° NNE
4 mins	2025-06-17 14:48:11.667Z	21.102° NNE	2025-06-17 14:49:11.667Z	30.899° NE	12.843°	2025-06-17 14:52:11.667Z	59.59° ENE
10 mins	2025-06-17 16:34:11.667Z	343.83° N	2025-06-17 16:38:11.667Z	40.328° NE	39.849°	2025-06-17 16:44:11.667Z	133.615° SE
8 mins	2025-06-17 18:22:11.667Z	295.346° NW	2025-06-17 18:26:11.667Z	247.578° W	22.635°	2025-06-17 18:30:11.667Z	206.125° SW

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