THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 470 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

470, 1961-015FG

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00470U 61015FG  25188.85464485  .00000581  00000-0  37796-3 0  9991
2 00470  66.2304  80.0673 0066466 182.5564 177.5190 14.08720766263885

Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:30:41.315Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-153.66284°

Altitude

913.897 km

Speed

7.371 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 20m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

65.07292°

Longitude

-84.29974°

Altitude

882.477 km

Speed

7.413 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 15m 38s

Apparent Declination

18° 24' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:13:01

Azimuth

342.828° N

Elevation

-29.88°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

910.322 km

Perigee altitude

814.075 km

Semi-major axis

7,240.335 km

Eccentricity

0.00665

Inclination

66.2304°

RAAN

80.0673°

Arg. of periapsis

182.5564°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

177.519°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52294 °/min

Orbital period

102.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00037796

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-08 17:04:31.784Z	150.249° SSE	2025-07-08 17:08:31.784Z	105.941° ESE	19.567°	2025-07-08 17:12:31.784Z	61.828° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-08 18:48:31.784Z	225.45° WSW	2025-07-08 18:53:31.784Z	322.076° NNW	40.899°	2025-07-08 18:58:31.784Z	22.577° NE
6 mins	2025-07-09 02:01:31.784Z	7.669° NNE	2025-07-09 02:04:31.784Z	47.584° ENE	20.226°	2025-07-09 02:07:31.784Z	85.745° E
9 mins	2025-07-09 03:45:31.784Z	322.293° NNW	2025-07-09 03:49:31.784Z	269.238° W	41.633°	2025-07-09 03:54:31.784Z	165.168° S

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