THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 409

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 409 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

409, 1961-015EJ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 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 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00409U 61015EJ  25186.40952852  .00000905  00000-0  39211-3 0  9996
2 00409  66.7115 173.9970 0055955  63.3118 297.3692 14.27974627291771

Epoch: 2025-07-05T09:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T09:49:43.264Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

102.91872°

Altitude

782.329 km

Speed

7.473 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 35m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-26.19432°

Longitude

89.86221°

Altitude

808.302 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 38m 50s

Apparent Declination

-47° 15' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:01:29

Azimuth

121.825° SE

Elevation

-43.296°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

837.032 km

Perigee altitude

756.736 km

Semi-major axis

7,175.021 km

Eccentricity

0.0056

Inclination

66.7115°

RAAN

173.997°

Arg. of periapsis

63.3118°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

297.3692°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57115 °/min

Orbital period

100.81 mins

BSTAR

0.00039211

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-05 23:25:00.847Z	129.298° SE	2025-07-05 23:27:00.847Z	105.302° ESE	13.635°	2025-07-05 23:29:00.847Z	80.957° E
9 mins	2025-07-06 01:06:00.847Z	218.291° SW	2025-07-06 01:10:00.847Z	297.432° NW	43.319°	2025-07-06 01:15:00.847Z	24.617° NE
9 mins	2025-07-06 09:55:00.847Z	332.744° NNW	2025-07-06 09:59:00.847Z	7.466° NNE	44.578°	2025-07-06 10:04:00.847Z	149.608° SSE

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