THOR AGENA B R/B, 426

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR AGENA B R/B, 426 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 29 Sep 1962 UTC via a THOR AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

426, 1962-049B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

GSFC

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TAVE, Unknown motor

Mass

900 kg wet, 91 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-09-29 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 6.3 m

Radar Cross Section

8.306 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 THOR AGENA B R/B
1 00426U 62049B   25181.93349199  .00000037  00000-0  32780-4 0  9991
2 00426  80.4703 255.0344 0018508  56.7742 116.8718 13.68716043132076

Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:24:13.707Z)

Latitude

6.00291°

Longitude

178.73484°

Altitude

1,012.62 km

Speed

7.343 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 56m 06s

True Declination

5° 58' 07"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

20.38964°

Longitude

175.39108°

Altitude

1,010.052 km

Speed

7.347 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 24m 33s

Apparent Declination

-34° 19' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:17:30

Azimuth

203.483° SW

Elevation

11.318°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,015.11 km

Perigee altitude

987.794 km

Semi-major axis

7,379.589 km

Eccentricity

0.00185

Inclination

80.4703°

RAAN

255.0344°

Arg. of periapsis

56.7742°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

116.8718°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42369 °/min

Orbital period

105.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00003278

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THOR AGENA B R/B 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.
11 mins	2025-07-02 05:14:52.412Z	168.989° S	2025-07-02 05:19:52.412Z	95.876° ESE	39.985°	2025-07-02 05:25:52.412Z	19.103° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-02 07:03:52.412Z	260.208° W	2025-07-02 07:06:52.412Z	296.549° NW	20.307°	2025-07-02 07:10:52.412Z	338.933° N
10 mins	2025-07-02 16:15:52.412Z	359.074° N	2025-07-02 16:19:52.412Z	54.308° ENE	42.263°	2025-07-02 16:25:52.412Z	159.304° S

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