**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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB *
1 48812U 61015MQ  26264.50953487  .00000262  00000-0  17760-2 0  9990
2 48812  67.3194 356.0953 0354320 309.6050  47.4163 12.43857690585105

Epoch: 2026-09-21T12:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T12:13:43.812Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

172.27441°

Altitude

1,309.146 km

Speed

7.286 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 44m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

13:29:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,767.483 km

Perigee altitude

1,210.005 km

Semi-major axis

7,866.881 km

Eccentricity

0.03543

Inclination

67.3194°

RAAN

356.0953°

Arg. of periapsis

309.605°

True anomaly

50.49654°

Mean anomaly

47.4163°

Eccentric anomaly

48.94721°

Mean motion

3.11057 °/min

Orbital period

115.73 mins

BSTAR

0.001776

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

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 235

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5784 (Decayed)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5876

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 135 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 662 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 661 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 9969 (Decayed)

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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.
8 mins	2026-09-22 05:43:49.647Z	122.115° SE	2026-09-22 05:47:49.647Z	92.646° ESE	15.196°	2026-09-22 05:51:49.647Z	65.386° ENE
16 mins	2026-09-22 07:37:49.647Z	200.004° SSW	2026-09-22 07:44:49.647Z	139.162° SSE	80.012°	2026-09-22 07:53:49.647Z	30.404° NE
14 mins	2026-09-22 09:39:49.647Z	270.236° WNW	2026-09-22 09:45:49.647Z	322.056° NNW	29.336°	2026-09-22 09:53:49.647Z	17.13° NNE
6 mins	2026-09-22 11:46:49.647Z	334.549° NNW	2026-09-22 11:48:49.647Z	347.207° N	12.749°	2026-09-22 11:52:49.647Z	11.668° NNE
10 mins	2026-09-22 13:49:49.647Z	354.874° N	2026-09-22 13:53:49.647Z	20.341° NNE	16.75°	2026-09-22 13:59:49.647Z	57.388° ENE
17 mins	2026-09-22 15:48:49.647Z	343.73° N	2026-09-22 15:56:49.647Z	48.353° ENE	45.87°	2026-09-22 16:05:49.647Z	119.157° SE
18 mins	2026-09-22 17:47:49.647Z	322.03° NNW	2026-09-22 17:56:49.647Z	247.317° WSW	54.593°	2026-09-22 18:05:49.647Z	178.74° S

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 48812

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T12:13:43.812Z)

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**THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 48812**

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