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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   463U 61015EZ  25118.90574423  .00005523  00000-0  12978-2 0  9991
2   463  66.7668  95.6670 0049180 223.4612 136.2619 14.54383147309368

Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:44:16.301Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-87.51397°

Altitude

738.78 km

Speed

7.473 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 22m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-63.35534°

Longitude

-151.39175°

Altitude

718.104 km

Speed

7.505 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 06m 09s

Apparent Declination

-66° 02' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:30:01

Azimuth

207.16° SW

Elevation

-55.927°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

744.575 km

Perigee altitude

674.859 km

Semi-major axis

7,087.854 km

Eccentricity

0.004918

Inclination

66.7668°

RAAN

95.667°

Arg. of periapsis

223.4612°

True anomaly

136.6498°

Mean anomaly

136.2619°

Eccentric anomaly

136.45602°

Mean motion

3.63723 °/min

BSTAR

0.0012978

Orbital period

98.98 mins

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

TRANSIT 4A, 116

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.
9 mins	2025-04-30 23:21:58.360Z	192.525° SSW	2025-04-30 23:26:58.360Z	103.529° ESE	40.404°	2025-04-30 23:30:58.360Z	38.757° NE
5 mins	2025-05-01 01:06:58.360Z	284.453° WNW	2025-05-01 01:08:58.360Z	314.808° NW	19.544°	2025-05-01 01:11:58.360Z	355.164° N
7 mins	2025-05-01 08:02:58.360Z	355.224° N	2025-05-01 08:05:58.360Z	44.058° NE	29.39°	2025-05-01 08:09:58.360Z	113.871° SE
7 mins	2025-05-01 09:44:58.360Z	298.47° NW	2025-05-01 09:47:58.360Z	248.326° W	25.277°	2025-05-01 09:51:58.360Z	192.613° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-01 22:29:58.360Z	146.529° SSE	2025-05-01 22:31:58.360Z	114.973° SE	23.158°	2025-05-01 22:35:58.360Z	57.78° ENE

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