THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 544

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 544 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

544, 1961-015GD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00544U 61015GD  25183.72032799  .00000028  00000-0  12498-3 0  9991
2 00544  66.8750 302.3238 0181354 140.6542 328.4594 13.55972705154225

Epoch: 2025-07-02T17:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T17:17:16.338Z)

Latitude

61.1141°

Longitude

-108.34559°

Altitude

945.828 km

Speed

7.442 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 47m 52s

True Declination

60° 58' 20"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-66.18487°

Longitude

46.62044°

Altitude

1,170.353 km

Speed

7.221 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 18m 52s

Apparent Declination

-78° 10' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:28:50

Azimuth

188.484° SSW

Elevation

-50.119°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,183.466 km

Perigee altitude

914.086 km

Semi-major axis

7,426.913 km

Eccentricity

0.01814

Inclination

66.875°

RAAN

302.3238°

Arg. of periapsis

140.6542°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

328.4594°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39102 °/min

Orbital period

106.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00012498

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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.
12 mins	2025-07-03 08:47:26.488Z	178.455° S	2025-07-03 08:53:26.488Z	112.829° SE	34.597°	2025-07-03 08:59:26.488Z	42.948° NE
10 mins	2025-07-03 10:38:26.488Z	251.869° W	2025-07-03 10:42:26.488Z	301.382° NW	30.728°	2025-07-03 10:48:26.488Z	13.076° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-03 18:06:26.488Z	345.033° N	2025-07-03 18:11:26.488Z	67.389° ENE	36.794°	2025-07-03 18:16:26.488Z	128.91° SE
8 mins	2025-07-03 19:56:26.488Z	296.609° NW	2025-07-03 19:59:26.488Z	259.701° W	22.853°	2025-07-03 20:04:26.488Z	201.301° SSW

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