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

7 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 7 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00530U 61015FU  25182.91360051  .00000110  00000-0  12633-3 0  9994
2 00530  66.8796 112.0222 0073103  59.5381 301.2896 13.99259981258614

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:55:35.084Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-137.07624°

Altitude

871.113 km

Speed

7.431 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 28m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

55.43043°

Longitude

-99.76311°

Altitude

851.671 km

Speed

7.46 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 05m 53s

Apparent Declination

14° 48' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:46:40

Azimuth

321.961° NNW

Elevation

-26.419°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

947.903 km

Perigee altitude

841.57 km

Semi-major axis

7,272.874 km

Eccentricity

0.00731

Inclination

66.8796°

RAAN

112.0222°

Arg. of periapsis

59.5381°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

301.2896°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49932 °/min

Orbital period

102.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00012633

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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	2025-07-02 05:19:09.605Z	348.732° N	2025-07-02 05:24:09.605Z	56.473° ENE	30.251°	2025-07-02 05:29:09.605Z	117.496° SE
8 mins	2025-07-02 07:06:09.605Z	304.42° NW	2025-07-02 07:10:09.605Z	239.603° WSW	30.26°	2025-07-02 07:14:09.605Z	189.569° SSW
9 mins	2025-07-02 20:21:09.605Z	181.468° SSW	2025-07-02 20:25:09.605Z	118.781° SE	37.018°	2025-07-02 20:30:09.605Z	41.458° NE
7 mins	2025-07-02 22:08:09.605Z	266.525° W	2025-07-02 22:11:09.605Z	308.568° NW	23.935°	2025-07-02 22:15:09.605Z	1.888° NNE

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