**THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 48812**

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 48812 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

48812, 1961-015MQ

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB *
1 48812U 61015MQ  26079.97603416  .00000557  00000-0  34744-2 0  9997
2 48812  67.3194 336.7968 0349578  63.4651 300.1747 12.43820630562158

Epoch: 2026-03-20T23:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T23:25:29.351Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

166.92112°

Altitude

1,361.514 km

Speed

7.238 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 27m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

17:54:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,763.915 km

Perigee altitude

1,213.886 km

Semi-major axis

7,867.037 km

Eccentricity

0.03496

Inclination

67.3194°

RAAN

336.7968°

Arg. of periapsis

63.4651°

True anomaly

296.6362°

Mean anomaly

300.1747°

Eccentric anomaly

298.41304°

Mean motion

3.11047 °/min

Orbital period

115.74 mins

BSTAR

0.0034744

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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.
9 mins	2026-03-21 16:54:19.093Z	139.326° SSE	2026-03-21 16:59:19.093Z	97.116° ESE	17.147°	2026-03-21 17:03:19.093Z	63.467° ENE
13 mins	2026-03-21 18:51:19.093Z	213.541° SW	2026-03-21 18:57:19.093Z	322.699° NNW	44.358°	2026-03-21 19:04:19.093Z	26.24° NE
8 mins	2026-03-21 20:54:19.093Z	292.824° NW	2026-03-21 20:57:19.093Z	320.575° NNW	17.447°	2026-03-21 21:02:19.093Z	3.76° NNE
5 mins	2026-03-22 01:03:19.093Z	17.239° NNE	2026-03-22 01:05:19.093Z	33.35° NE	12.691°	2026-03-22 01:08:19.093Z	55.633° ENE
14 mins	2026-03-22 03:00:19.093Z	346.353° N	2026-03-22 03:06:19.093Z	56.672° ENE	37.071°	2026-03-22 03:14:19.093Z	127.596° SE
14 mins	2026-03-22 04:59:19.093Z	311.007° NW	2026-03-22 05:05:19.093Z	250.96° W	31.976°	2026-03-22 05:13:19.093Z	188.152° SSW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 48812

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T23:25:29.351Z)

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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**THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 48812**

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