THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 516

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 516 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

516, 1961-015FT

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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00516U 61015FT  25133.87361090  .00000555  00000-0  48072-3 0  9992
2 00516  65.9946  77.1058 0083487 349.2956  10.6337 13.92533898232782

Epoch: 2025-05-13T20:57Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T20:57:59.981Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-109.26021°

Altitude

861.91 km

Speed

7.452 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 08m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-65.91084°

Longitude

151.76974°

Altitude

935.137 km

Speed

7.388 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 50m 32s

Apparent Declination

-63° 22' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:04:21

Azimuth

151.008° SSE

Elevation

-59.358°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

979.165 km

Perigee altitude

857.334 km

Semi-major axis

7,296.387 km

Eccentricity

0.0083487

Inclination

65.9946°

RAAN

77.1058°

Arg. of periapsis

349.2956°

True anomaly

10.81207°

Mean anomaly

10.6337°

Eccentric anomaly

10.7227°

Mean motion

3.48242 °/min

BSTAR

0.00048072

Orbital period

103.38 mins

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

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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.
10 mins	2025-05-14 21:12:27.789Z	183.967° SSW	2025-05-14 21:17:27.789Z	117.428° SE	36.161°	2025-05-14 21:22:27.789Z	43.936° NE
8 mins	2025-05-14 23:00:27.789Z	261.025° W	2025-05-14 23:04:27.789Z	317.314° NNW	26.221°	2025-05-14 23:08:27.789Z	6.94° NNE
10 mins	2025-05-15 06:16:27.789Z	344.442° N	2025-05-15 06:20:27.789Z	45.472° ENE	38.782°	2025-05-15 06:26:27.789Z	130.833° SE
8 mins	2025-05-15 08:03:27.789Z	293.995° NW	2025-05-15 08:06:27.789Z	257.196° W	23.915°	2025-05-15 08:11:27.789Z	200.626° SSW

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