THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 47

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 47 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 22 Jun 1960 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

47, 1960-007C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

Aerojet

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ABLESTAR, Unknown motor

Mass

~600 kg wet, 600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1960-06-22 (65 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 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1    47U 60007C   25186.21945633  .00000196  00000-0  66713-4 0  9992
2    47  66.6645 258.7706 0216111  30.9960 330.3690 14.44738315401111

Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:16:01.026Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-103.69434°

Altitude

612.057 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 15m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

62.67196°

Longitude

-48.90399°

Altitude

641.396 km

Speed

7.603 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 36m 36s

Apparent Declination

16° 32' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:09:06

Azimuth

335.649° NNW

Elevation

-29.97°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

895.11 km

Perigee altitude

587.395 km

Semi-major axis

7,119.39 km

Eccentricity

0.02161

Inclination

66.6645°

RAAN

258.7706°

Arg. of periapsis

30.996°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

330.369°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.61309 °/min

Orbital period

99.64 mins

BSTAR

0.000066713

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-06 06:19:46.211Z	200.22° SSW	2025-07-06 06:22:46.211Z	129.582° SE	43.948°	2025-07-06 06:26:46.211Z	32.963° NE
9 mins	2025-07-06 15:01:46.211Z	346.823° N	2025-07-06 15:05:46.211Z	70.66° E	37.205°	2025-07-06 15:10:46.211Z	132.65° SE
6 mins	2025-07-06 16:44:46.211Z	290.011° WNW	2025-07-06 16:47:46.211Z	247.73° W	20.571°	2025-07-06 16:50:46.211Z	209.846° SW

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