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

7 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 7 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00420U 61015EV  25182.85748684  .00000700  00000-0  27628-3 0  9992
2 00420  66.8134 114.6124 0076533 114.0824 246.8308 14.33188336303365

Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:34:46.862Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-114.22979°

Altitude

805.126 km

Speed

7.44 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 38m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

18.31°

Longitude

56.85505°

Altitude

744.508 km

Speed

7.504 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 07m 00s

Apparent Declination

-19° 28' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:42:18

Azimuth

101.494° ESE

Elevation

-16.959°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

834.232 km

Perigee altitude

724.673 km

Semi-major axis

7,157.589 km

Eccentricity

0.00765

Inclination

66.8134°

RAAN

114.6124°

Arg. of periapsis

114.0824°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

246.8308°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58421 °/min

Orbital period

100.44 mins

BSTAR

0.00027628

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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)

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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	2025-07-02 05:28:58.759Z	351.404° N	2025-07-02 05:32:58.759Z	47.935° ENE	27.119°	2025-07-02 05:36:58.759Z	110.258° ESE
7 mins	2025-07-02 07:12:58.759Z	304.691° NW	2025-07-02 07:15:58.759Z	257.696° W	28.285°	2025-07-02 07:19:58.759Z	191.715° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-02 20:09:58.759Z	155.677° SSE	2025-07-02 20:12:58.759Z	105.234° ESE	26.228°	2025-07-02 20:16:58.759Z	51.948° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-02 21:52:58.759Z	253.267° W	2025-07-02 21:55:58.759Z	309.832° NW	30.363°	2025-07-02 21:59:58.759Z	9.831° NNE

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