THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 420

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 420 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

420, 1961-015EV

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

23 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 23 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00420U 61015EV  25128.70289686  .00001405  00000-0  52345-3 0  9995
2 00420  66.8135 256.3377 0080207 157.0462 203.4257 14.33096969295607

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:52:10.288Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

136.52525°

Altitude

836.286 km

Speed

7.408 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 05m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-21.48225°

Longitude

124.32846°

Altitude

846.102 km

Speed

7.399 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 39m 49s

Apparent Declination

-33° 20' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:22:56

Azimuth

272.637° WNW

Elevation

-61.945°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

837.168 km

Perigee altitude

722.345 km

Semi-major axis

7,157.894 km

Eccentricity

0.0080207

Inclination

66.8135°

RAAN

256.3377°

Arg. of periapsis

157.0462°

True anomaly

203.06364°

Mean anomaly

203.4257°

Eccentric anomaly

203.24434°

Mean motion

3.58398 °/min

BSTAR

0.00052345

Orbital period

100.45 mins

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 18:32:29.957Z	350.63° N	2025-05-09 18:36:29.957Z	61.548° ENE	31.874°	2025-05-09 18:40:29.957Z	121.042° SE
6 mins	2025-05-09 20:16:29.957Z	294.408° NW	2025-05-09 20:19:29.957Z	246.208° WSW	22.991°	2025-05-09 20:22:29.957Z	203.165° SW
9 mins	2025-05-10 09:11:29.957Z	174.155° S	2025-05-10 09:15:29.957Z	113.509° SE	32.414°	2025-05-10 09:20:29.957Z	44.415° NE
8 mins	2025-05-10 10:55:29.957Z	257.24° W	2025-05-10 10:58:29.957Z	301.045° NW	26.612°	2025-05-10 11:03:29.957Z	9.644° NNE

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