THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 537

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 537 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

537, 1961-015FW

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00537U 61015FW  25191.39231807  .00000254  00000-0  36121-3 0  9996
2 00537  67.2245 183.5952 0174205 189.6035 244.2350 13.64739426968612

Epoch: 2025-07-10T09:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T09:24:56.281Z)

Latitude

61.41609°

Longitude

163.85479°

Altitude

1,086.032 km

Speed

7.287 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 34m 35s

True Declination

61° 16' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-33.85195°

Longitude

95.22678°

Altitude

1,119.167 km

Speed

7.248 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 28m 02s

Apparent Declination

-36° 48' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:47:11

Azimuth

287.957° WNW

Elevation

-81.42°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,145.708 km

Perigee altitude

888.058 km

Semi-major axis

7,395.02 km

Eccentricity

0.01742

Inclination

67.2245°

RAAN

183.5952°

Arg. of periapsis

189.6035°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

244.235°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.41298 °/min

Orbital period

105.48 mins

BSTAR

0.00036121

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TRANSIT 4A, 116

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-11 10:15:28.757Z	332.883° NNW	2025-07-11 10:20:28.757Z	355.368° N	44.296°	2025-07-11 10:26:28.757Z	150.737° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-11 23:52:28.757Z	158.659° S	2025-07-11 23:56:28.757Z	112.743° SE	29.085°	2025-07-12 00:02:28.757Z	48.368° ENE
12 mins	2025-07-12 01:39:28.757Z	234.843° WSW	2025-07-12 01:45:28.757Z	314.761° NW	36.795°	2025-07-12 01:51:28.757Z	18.028° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-12 09:06:28.757Z	352.186° N	2025-07-12 09:11:28.757Z	59.89° ENE	29.46°	2025-07-12 09:15:28.757Z	110.356° ESE

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