THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 463

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 463 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

463, 1961-015EZ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00463U 61015EZ  25192.88794658  .00001378  00000-0  33919-3 0  9997
2 00463  66.7659 254.8434 0042766 168.9391 191.2672 14.54802487319583

Epoch: 2025-07-11T21:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T21:18:38.584Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

5.14924°

Altitude

741.88 km

Speed

7.469 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 59m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

61.72412°

Longitude

131.2435°

Altitude

705.271 km

Speed

7.517 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 51m 23s

Apparent Declination

27° 48' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:42:41

Azimuth

37.84° NE

Elevation

-11.436°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

738.661 km

Perigee altitude

678.048 km

Semi-major axis

7,086.492 km

Eccentricity

0.00428

Inclination

66.7659°

RAAN

254.8434°

Arg. of periapsis

168.9391°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

191.2672°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.63828 °/min

Orbital period

98.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00033919

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 140 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 141

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 144

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	2025-07-12 14:21:03.105Z	349.178° N	2025-07-12 14:25:03.105Z	61.64° ENE	32.164°	2025-07-12 14:29:03.105Z	122.89° SE
5 mins	2025-07-12 16:04:03.105Z	287.814° WNW	2025-07-12 16:06:03.105Z	255.074° W	21.427°	2025-07-12 16:09:03.105Z	207.995° SW
6 mins	2025-07-13 04:48:03.105Z	154.973° SSE	2025-07-13 04:51:03.105Z	101.195° ESE	25.847°	2025-07-13 04:54:03.105Z	57.114° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-13 06:29:03.105Z	250.577° W	2025-07-13 06:32:03.105Z	302.513° NW	29.647°	2025-07-13 06:36:03.105Z	8.176° NNE

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