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

Country

Related business

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 (66 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

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1    47U 60007C   26104.30606087  .00000405  00000-0  10974-3 0  9990
2    47  66.6648 218.2555 0219442 186.7863 173.0262 14.45252438441578

Epoch: 2026-04-14T07:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-14T07:20:43.659Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-94.41063°

Altitude

898.456 km

Speed

7.322 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 33m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:20:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

895.756 km

Perigee altitude

583.371 km

Semi-major axis

7,117.7 km

Eccentricity

0.02194

Inclination

66.6648°

RAAN

218.2555°

Arg. of periapsis

186.7863°

True anomaly

173.32341°

Mean anomaly

173.0262°

Eccentric anomaly

173.1756°

Mean motion

3.61438 °/min

Orbital period

99.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00010974

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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	2026-04-14 17:52:05.083Z	348.133° N	2026-04-14 17:56:05.083Z	66.114° ENE	32.613°	2026-04-14 17:59:05.083Z	120.045° SE
4 mins	2026-04-14 19:36:05.083Z	280.299° WNW	2026-04-14 19:38:05.083Z	246.17° WSW	18.316°	2026-04-14 19:40:05.083Z	215.193° SW
9 mins	2026-04-15 08:23:05.083Z	172.145° S	2026-04-15 08:27:05.083Z	114.025° SE	32.433°	2026-04-15 08:32:05.083Z	45.988° ENE
8 mins	2026-04-15 10:06:05.083Z	254.139° W	2026-04-15 10:10:05.083Z	317.685° NNW	28.829°	2026-04-15 10:14:05.083Z	9.002° NNE

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THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 47

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-14T07:20:43.659Z)

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