THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 475

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 475 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

475, 1961-015FM

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00475U 61015FM  25114.76072818  .00007928  00000-0  33061-2 0  9992
2 00475  66.2238  40.1540 0145699 358.4783   1.5842 14.21090435228271

Epoch: 2025-04-24T18:15Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T18:15:26.914Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-86.7357°

Altitude

718.858 km

Speed

7.551 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 40m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-66.24527°

Longitude

-174.1654°

Altitude

836.455 km

Speed

7.439 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 35m 57s

Apparent Declination

-62° 58' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:27:02

Azimuth

209.033° SW

Elevation

-60.043°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

924.982 km

Perigee altitude

715.227 km

Semi-major axis

7,198.241 km

Eccentricity

0.0145699

Inclination

66.2238°

RAAN

40.154°

Arg. of periapsis

358.4783°

True anomaly

1.63121°

Mean anomaly

1.5842°

Eccentric anomaly

1.60762°

Mean motion

3.55389 °/min

BSTAR

0.0033061

Orbital period

101.3 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.
8 mins	2025-04-25 19:42:18.100Z	169.92° S	2025-04-25 19:46:18.100Z	116.607° SE	26.571°	2025-04-25 19:50:18.100Z	55.027° ENE
8 mins	2025-04-25 21:27:18.100Z	251.642° W	2025-04-25 21:30:18.100Z	300.172° NW	29.348°	2025-04-25 21:35:18.100Z	13.354° NNE
9 mins	2025-04-26 04:34:18.100Z	356.012° N	2025-04-26 04:38:18.100Z	54.066° ENE	28.168°	2025-04-26 04:43:18.100Z	112.388° ESE
9 mins	2025-04-26 06:18:18.100Z	311.038° NW	2025-04-26 06:22:18.100Z	251.171° W	34.605°	2025-04-26 06:27:18.100Z	180.755° SSW

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