THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 447

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 447 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 31 Oct 1962 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

447, 1962-060B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Aerojet

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ABLESTAR, Unknown motor

Mass

~600 kg wet, 600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-10-31 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 4.8 m

Radar Cross Section

6.048 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00447U 62060B   25195.50737878 -.00000095  00000-0  58581-4 0  9992
2 00447  50.1318 309.5054 0065766 248.5963 195.0386 13.39153009 66826

Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:10:37.526Z)

Latitude

49.82768°

Longitude

-85.94606°

Altitude

1,165.594 km

Speed

7.253 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 57m 18s

True Declination

49° 40' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-38.7187°

Longitude

54.52966°

Altitude

1,077.326 km

Speed

7.337 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 28m 52s

Apparent Declination

-79° 46' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:24:33

Azimuth

169.14° S

Elevation

-34.446°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,162.392 km

Perigee altitude

1,063.858 km

Semi-major axis

7,491.262 km

Eccentricity

0.00658

Inclination

50.1318°

RAAN

309.5054°

Arg. of periapsis

248.5963°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

195.0386°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.34742 °/min

Orbital period

107.55 mins

BSTAR

0.000058581

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THOR ABLESTAR 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.
13 mins	2025-07-15 09:21:58.253Z	197.887° SSW	2025-07-15 09:28:58.253Z	125.896° SE	32.336°	2025-07-15 09:34:58.253Z	67.964° E
13 mins	2025-07-15 11:14:58.253Z	248.893° W	2025-07-15 11:20:58.253Z	317.231° NNW	42.933°	2025-07-15 11:27:58.253Z	53.323° ENE
11 mins	2025-07-15 13:09:58.253Z	293.074° NW	2025-07-15 13:14:58.253Z	350.749° N	32.134°	2025-07-15 13:20:58.253Z	56.754° ENE
12 mins	2025-07-15 15:03:58.253Z	310.677° NW	2025-07-15 15:08:58.253Z	8.142° NNE	35.303°	2025-07-15 15:15:58.253Z	87.537° E
12 mins	2025-07-15 16:56:58.253Z	302.068° NW	2025-07-15 17:02:58.253Z	189.627° SSW	44.465°	2025-07-15 17:08:58.253Z	132.624° SE
8 mins	2025-07-15 18:50:58.253Z	270.648° WNW	2025-07-15 18:54:58.253Z	231.52° WSW	19.665°	2025-07-15 18:58:58.253Z	194.25° SSW

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