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

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 00480U 61015FS  25114.77213541  .00004371  00000-0  13585-2 0  9997
2 00480  66.2359 117.1215 0073614  41.3927 319.2717 14.40398068294514

Epoch: 2025-04-24T18:31Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T18:31:52.499Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-13.88604°

Altitude

719.621 km

Speed

7.517 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 48m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

52.56398°

Longitude

18.34291°

Altitude

715.188 km

Speed

7.53 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 47m 27s

Apparent Declination

10° 29' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:23:37

Azimuth

29.23° NE

Elevation

-34.881°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

808.12 km

Perigee altitude

703.091 km

Semi-major axis

7,133.742 km

Eccentricity

0.0073614

Inclination

66.2359°

RAAN

117.1215°

Arg. of periapsis

41.3927°

True anomaly

318.71745°

Mean anomaly

319.2717°

Eccentric anomaly

318.99496°

Mean motion

3.60219 °/min

BSTAR

0.0013585

Orbital period

99.94 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	2025-04-26 00:39:03.828Z	157.954° S	2025-04-26 00:42:03.828Z	116.11° SE	22.035°	2025-04-26 00:46:03.828Z	58.3° ENE
7 mins	2025-04-26 02:22:03.828Z	248.221° W	2025-04-26 02:25:03.828Z	310.929° NW	32.333°	2025-04-26 02:29:03.828Z	13.482° NNE
6 mins	2025-04-26 09:24:03.828Z	14.546° NNE	2025-04-26 09:26:03.828Z	44.68° NE	20.361°	2025-04-26 09:30:03.828Z	96.205° ESE
8 mins	2025-04-26 11:06:03.828Z	315.306° NNW	2025-04-26 11:09:03.828Z	255.997° W	39.667°	2025-04-26 11:14:03.828Z	168.467° S

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