THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 530

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 530 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

530, 1961-015FU

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00530U 61015FU  25128.73394147  .00000195  00000-0  18356-3 0  9998
2 00530  66.8796 245.7483 0072492 102.1987 258.7228 13.99238789251031

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:36Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:36:52.542Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

114.72916°

Altitude

909.204 km

Speed

7.392 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 22m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

54.98892°

Longitude

-103.88363°

Altitude

853.823 km

Speed

7.457 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 05m 12s

Apparent Declination

11° 26' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:19:21

Azimuth

4.431° NNE

Elevation

-38.535°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

947.533 km

Perigee altitude

842.087 km

Semi-major axis

7,272.947 km

Eccentricity

0.0072492

Inclination

66.8796°

RAAN

245.7483°

Arg. of periapsis

102.1987°

True anomaly

257.90961°

Mean anomaly

258.7228°

Eccentric anomaly

258.31606°

Mean motion

3.49927 °/min

BSTAR

0.00018356

Orbital period

102.88 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.
10 mins	2025-05-09 09:10:33.508Z	196.34° SSW	2025-05-09 09:15:33.508Z	105.859° ESE	43.054°	2025-05-09 09:20:33.508Z	34.407° NE
7 mins	2025-05-09 10:58:33.508Z	275.529° WNW	2025-05-09 11:01:33.508Z	312.307° NW	19.529°	2025-05-09 11:05:33.508Z	359.662° N
9 mins	2025-05-09 18:11:33.508Z	341.782° N	2025-05-09 18:15:33.508Z	52.291° ENE	41.091°	2025-05-09 18:20:33.508Z	136.815° SSE
6 mins	2025-05-09 19:58:33.508Z	284.002° WNW	2025-05-09 20:00:33.508Z	259.231° W	17.913°	2025-05-09 20:04:33.508Z	213.295° SW

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