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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00480U 61015FS  25199.60786871  .00001054  00000-0  34537-3 0  9999
2 00480  66.2357 247.1171 0080656 346.1301  13.7582 14.40725800306735

Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:35:19.856Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

91.62746°

Altitude

702.312 km

Speed

7.535 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 28m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

62.77802°

Longitude

-147.73104°

Altitude

792.669 km

Speed

7.45 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 19m 17s

Apparent Declination

15° 35' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:11:24

Azimuth

357.698° N

Elevation

-34.46°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

812.052 km

Perigee altitude

696.994 km

Semi-major axis

7,132.66 km

Eccentricity

0.00807

Inclination

66.2357°

RAAN

247.1171°

Arg. of periapsis

346.1301°

True anomaly

13.98018°

Mean anomaly

13.7582°

Eccentric anomaly

13.86897°

Mean motion

3.60301 °/min

Orbital period

99.92 mins

BSTAR

0.00034537

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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	2025-07-19 04:02:48.091Z	161.491° S	2025-07-19 04:05:48.091Z	114.771° SE	25.75°	2025-07-19 04:09:48.091Z	54.752° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-19 05:45:48.091Z	254.807° W	2025-07-19 05:48:48.091Z	312.996° NW	29.782°	2025-07-19 05:52:48.091Z	11.332° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-19 12:46:48.091Z	1.227° NNE	2025-07-19 12:49:48.091Z	42.984° NE	23.71°	2025-07-19 12:53:48.091Z	98.774° ESE
8 mins	2025-07-19 14:29:48.091Z	310.897° NW	2025-07-19 14:32:48.091Z	256.648° W	36.952°	2025-07-19 14:37:48.091Z	174.395° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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