THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 480

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 480 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

480, 1961-015FS

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00480U 61015FS  25129.28317374  .00002832  00000-0  88776-3 0  9993
2 00480  66.2376  77.7874 0074732  31.7226 328.8343 14.40507862296609

Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:47Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:47:46.211Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

108.50329°

Altitude

713.379 km

Speed

7.523 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 11m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

55.9175°

Longitude

147.48457°

Altitude

720.516 km

Speed

7.524 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 53m 21s

Apparent Declination

18° 33' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:56:08

Azimuth

45.403° ENE

Elevation

-17.683°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

808.552 km

Perigee altitude

701.933 km

Semi-major axis

7,133.379 km

Eccentricity

0.0074732

Inclination

66.2376°

RAAN

77.7874°

Arg. of periapsis

31.7226°

True anomaly

328.38755°

Mean anomaly

328.8343°

Eccentric anomaly

328.61128°

Mean motion

3.60247 °/min

BSTAR

0.00088776

Orbital period

99.93 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	2025-05-09 21:55:16.579Z	192.297° SSW	2025-05-09 21:59:16.579Z	112.938° SE	40.732°	2025-05-09 22:03:16.579Z	39.127° NE
5 mins	2025-05-09 23:40:16.579Z	283.4° WNW	2025-05-09 23:42:16.579Z	313.047° NW	18.233°	2025-05-09 23:45:16.579Z	354.56° N
8 mins	2025-05-10 06:40:16.579Z	350.677° N	2025-05-10 06:43:16.579Z	43.252° NE	34.747°	2025-05-10 06:48:16.579Z	125.726° SE
7 mins	2025-05-10 08:23:16.579Z	292.623° NW	2025-05-10 08:26:16.579Z	248.018° W	22.419°	2025-05-10 08:30:16.579Z	198.696° SSW

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