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

16 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 16 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00470U 61015FG  25128.64943578  .00000716  00000-0  45425-3 0  9995
2 00470  66.2304 235.0162 0071174 217.5118 142.0988 14.08637222255401

Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:35:11.251Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

134.50242°

Altitude

906.903 km

Speed

7.378 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 40m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-48.7627°

Longitude

-17.27627°

Altitude

832.948 km

Speed

7.461 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 51m 29s

Apparent Declination

-44° 53' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:11:12

Azimuth

232.898° WSW

Elevation

-81.064°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

914.019 km

Perigee altitude

810.95 km

Semi-major axis

7,240.622 km

Eccentricity

0.0071174

Inclination

66.2304°

RAAN

235.0162°

Arg. of periapsis

217.5118°

True anomaly

142.59632°

Mean anomaly

142.0988°

Eccentric anomaly

142.34791°

Mean motion

3.52273 °/min

BSTAR

0.00045425

Orbital period

102.19 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.
11 mins	2025-05-09 08:45:06.532Z	208.561° SW	2025-05-09 08:50:06.532Z	215.918° SW	44.784°	2025-05-09 08:56:06.532Z	29.731° NE
6 mins	2025-05-09 10:34:06.532Z	292.276° WNW	2025-05-09 10:36:06.532Z	315.68° NNW	17.414°	2025-05-09 10:40:06.532Z	359.138° N
5 mins	2025-05-09 15:59:06.532Z	13.048° NNE	2025-05-09 16:01:06.532Z	35.894° NE	15.747°	2025-05-09 16:04:06.532Z	70.491° E
9 mins	2025-05-09 17:43:06.532Z	332.251° NNW	2025-05-09 17:47:06.532Z	0.207° NNE	44.374°	2025-05-09 17:52:06.532Z	148.532° SSE
4 mins	2025-05-10 06:56:06.532Z	118.718° SE	2025-05-10 06:57:06.532Z	107.718° ESE	14.492°	2025-05-10 07:00:06.532Z	75.951° E

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