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

1 day 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, 2.4 m

Radar Cross Section

6.048 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1    47U 60007C   25198.47244408  .00000263  00000-0  80927-4 0  9993
2    47  66.6629 225.8694 0217191  21.8471 339.1722 14.44746298402886

Epoch: 2025-07-17T11:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T11:20:19.168Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

120.25177°

Altitude

600.844 km

Speed

7.636 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 03m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

61.71992°

Longitude

-115.30817°

Altitude

737.189 km

Speed

7.501 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 51m 21s

Apparent Declination

53° 33' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:50:03

Azimuth

350.941° N

Elevation

4.413°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

895.853 km

Perigee altitude

586.6 km

Semi-major axis

7,119.364 km

Eccentricity

0.02172

Inclination

66.6629°

RAAN

225.8694°

Arg. of periapsis

21.8471°

True anomaly

338.2643°

Mean anomaly

339.1722°

Eccentric anomaly

338.72058°

Mean motion

3.61311 °/min

Orbital period

99.64 mins

BSTAR

0.000080927

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-18 11:06:28.913Z	6.242° NNE	2025-07-18 11:09:28.913Z	43.853° NE	17.464°	2025-07-18 11:12:28.913Z	81.814° E
9 mins	2025-07-18 12:48:28.913Z	325.62° NNW	2025-07-18 12:52:28.913Z	248.732° W	43.916°	2025-07-18 12:57:28.913Z	159.982° S
7 mins	2025-07-19 03:21:28.913Z	210.825° SW	2025-07-19 03:24:28.913Z	268.315° W	44.827°	2025-07-19 03:28:28.913Z	27.808° NE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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