THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 417

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 417 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

417, 1961-015ES

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00417U 61015ES  25191.54606981  .00000204  00000-0  13100-3 0  9996
2 00417  66.7460   9.0718 0071166 342.5201  17.3443 14.20174928288970

Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:06:20.431Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-116.22415°

Altitude

777.96 km

Speed

7.491 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 36m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-53.35635°

Longitude

97.64435°

Altitude

854.583 km

Speed

7.42 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 32m 35s

Apparent Declination

-74° 43' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:39:03

Azimuth

160.639° S

Elevation

-45.647°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

874.387 km

Perigee altitude

771.89 km

Semi-major axis

7,201.275 km

Eccentricity

0.00712

Inclination

66.746°

RAAN

9.0718°

Arg. of periapsis

342.5201°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

17.3443°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.55164 °/min

Orbital period

101.36 mins

BSTAR

0.000131

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-11 12:52:50.171Z	183.494° SSW	2025-07-11 12:57:50.171Z	104.74° ESE	35.807°	2025-07-11 13:01:50.171Z	44.384° NE
7 mins	2025-07-11 14:38:50.171Z	264.896° W	2025-07-11 14:41:50.171Z	308.117° NW	24.028°	2025-07-11 14:45:50.171Z	2.72° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-11 21:45:50.171Z	351.281° N	2025-07-11 21:49:50.171Z	52.429° ENE	32.664°	2025-07-11 21:54:50.171Z	120.508° SE
8 mins	2025-07-11 23:30:50.171Z	298.603° NW	2025-07-11 23:33:50.171Z	253.203° W	28.015°	2025-07-11 23:38:50.171Z	190.666° SSW

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