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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00478U 61015FQ  25118.53269713  .00019325  00000-0  23098-2 0  9999
2 00478  66.0626 310.1568 0037652 227.9740 131.8173 14.83730424322417

Epoch: 2025-04-28T12:47Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T12:47:05.032Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-98.35955°

Altitude

637.301 km

Speed

7.531 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 40m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-18.11959°

Longitude

85.50298°

Altitude

600.153 km

Speed

7.572 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 16m 14s

Apparent Declination

-74° 21' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:48:54

Azimuth

177.981° S

Elevation

-24.36°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

642.319 km

Perigee altitude

589.651 km

Semi-major axis

6,994.122 km

Eccentricity

0.0037652

Inclination

66.0626°

RAAN

310.1568°

Arg. of periapsis

227.974°

True anomaly

132.13785°

Mean anomaly

131.8173°

Eccentric anomaly

131.97767°

Mean motion

3.71059 °/min

BSTAR

0.0023098

Orbital period

97.02 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.
7 mins	2025-04-30 13:26:24.117Z	176.645° S	2025-04-30 13:30:24.117Z	103.867° ESE	30.498°	2025-04-30 13:33:24.117Z	52.236° ENE
6 mins	2025-04-30 15:07:24.117Z	265.962° W	2025-04-30 15:09:24.117Z	299.26° NW	22.917°	2025-04-30 15:13:24.117Z	4.141° NNE
5 mins	2025-04-30 21:56:24.117Z	9.225° NNE	2025-04-30 21:58:24.117Z	41.186° NE	19.492°	2025-04-30 22:01:24.117Z	90.296° ESE
6 mins	2025-04-30 23:36:24.117Z	304.11° NW	2025-04-30 23:38:24.117Z	256.631° W	34.564°	2025-04-30 23:42:24.117Z	175.891° S

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