THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 478

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 478 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

478, 1961-015FQ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 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 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00478U 61015FQ  25195.05542874  .00007388  00000-0  86266-3 0  9996
2 00478  66.0617  86.0339 0030340 187.2259 172.8429 14.85401982333778

Epoch: 2025-07-14T01:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T01:19:49.043Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

133.90976°

Altitude

635.481 km

Speed

7.53 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 44m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-56.98253°

Longitude

88.77754°

Altitude

639.601 km

Speed

7.534 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 23m 48s

Apparent Declination

-57° 14' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:56:39

Azimuth

221.434° SW

Elevation

-60.689°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

631.939 km

Perigee altitude

589.53 km

Semi-major axis

6,988.872 km

Eccentricity

0.00303

Inclination

66.0617°

RAAN

86.0339°

Arg. of periapsis

187.2259°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

172.8429°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.71478 °/min

Orbital period

96.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00086266

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-15 02:06:18.988Z	18.918° NNE	2025-07-15 02:08:18.988Z	50.291° ENE	15.275°	2025-07-15 02:10:18.988Z	79.42° E
6 mins	2025-07-15 03:45:18.988Z	317.63° NNW	2025-07-15 03:48:18.988Z	221.188° SW	40.58°	2025-07-15 03:51:18.988Z	166.298° S
7 mins	2025-07-15 17:52:18.988Z	187.004° SSW	2025-07-15 17:55:18.988Z	109.61° ESE	39.292°	2025-07-15 17:59:18.988Z	39.631° NE
4 mins	2025-07-15 19:33:18.988Z	284.284° WNW	2025-07-15 19:35:18.988Z	316.489° NNW	17.291°	2025-07-15 19:37:18.988Z	347.234° N

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