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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 THOR AGENA B R/B
1 00426U 62049B   25128.93192626  .00000107  00000-0  11340-3 0  9999
2 00426  80.4686 307.3887 0017774 188.5990 323.3319 13.68710863124822

Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:21:58.428Z)

Latitude

27.80977°

Longitude

-80.15463°

Altitude

997.012 km

Speed

7.361 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 09m 20s

True Declination

27° 40' 22"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-77.24193°

Longitude

-27.94519°

Altitude

1,028.128 km

Speed

7.339 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 06m 44s

Apparent Declination

-68° 41' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:49:16

Azimuth

193.697° SSW

Elevation

-59.401°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,014.587 km

Perigee altitude

988.354 km

Semi-major axis

7,379.608 km

Eccentricity

0.0017774

Inclination

80.4686°

RAAN

307.3887°

Arg. of periapsis

188.599°

True anomaly

323.21005°

Mean anomaly

323.3319°

Eccentric anomaly

323.271°

Mean motion

3.42368 °/min

BSTAR

0.0001134

Orbital period

105.15 mins

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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.
10 mins	2025-05-09 11:46:13.866Z	147.28° SSE	2025-05-09 11:51:13.866Z	91.029° ESE	27.63°	2025-05-09 11:56:13.866Z	33.329° NE
10 mins	2025-05-09 13:33:13.866Z	228.116° WSW	2025-05-09 13:37:13.866Z	282.535° WNW	32.184°	2025-05-09 13:43:13.866Z	354.669° N
9 mins	2025-05-09 22:47:13.866Z	14.494° NNE	2025-05-09 22:51:13.866Z	69.097° E	31.108°	2025-05-09 22:56:13.866Z	134.284° SE
9 mins	2025-05-10 00:33:13.866Z	323.956° NNW	2025-05-10 00:37:13.866Z	275.924° WNW	28.003°	2025-05-10 00:42:13.866Z	213.463° SW

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