THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 543

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 543 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

543, 1961-015GC

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 00543U 61015GC  25138.18544918  .00000150  00000-0  25126-3 0  9999
2 00543  67.0293 145.3591 0062438 127.8095 308.1247 13.69052841182627

Epoch: 2025-05-18T04:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-18T04:27:02.809Z)

Latitude

63.09158°

Longitude

-101.33242°

Altitude

984.722 km

Speed

7.38 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 26m 10s

True Declination

62° 57' 25"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.97548°

Longitude

-162.22494°

Altitude

1,035.761 km

Speed

7.319 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 00m 15s

Apparent Declination

-20° 34' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:26:27

Azimuth

337.033° NNW

Elevation

-69.352°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,047.434 km

Perigee altitude

955.282 km

Semi-major axis

7,379.495 km

Eccentricity

0.00624

Inclination

67.0293°

RAAN

145.3591°

Arg. of periapsis

127.8095°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

308.1247°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42376 °/min

Orbital period

105.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00025126

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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	2025-05-19 12:14:20.822Z	310.117° NW	2025-05-19 12:19:20.822Z	253.272° W	27.298°	2025-05-19 12:24:20.822Z	194.642° SSW
4 mins	2025-05-20 00:04:20.822Z	115.593° SE	2025-05-20 00:05:20.822Z	105.957° ESE	12.703°	2025-05-20 00:08:20.822Z	77.379° E
11 mins	2025-05-20 01:48:20.822Z	205.37° SW	2025-05-20 01:53:20.822Z	47.174° ENE	44.733°	2025-05-20 01:59:20.822Z	29.437° NE
7 mins	2025-05-20 03:39:20.822Z	287.544° WNW	2025-05-20 03:42:20.822Z	321.634° NNW	18.336°	2025-05-20 03:46:20.822Z	1.51° NNE
6 mins	2025-05-20 09:14:20.822Z	14.964° NNE	2025-05-20 09:16:20.822Z	37.613° NE	17.601°	2025-05-20 09:20:20.822Z	80.75° E
10 mins	2025-05-20 11:01:20.822Z	330.888° NNW	2025-05-20 11:05:20.822Z	321.254° NNW	44.684°	2025-05-20 11:11:20.822Z	153.922° SSE

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