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

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   544U 61015GD  25151.92986271  .00000386  00000-0  58397-3 0  9996
2   544  66.8753  15.3034 0182964 162.1743 303.7492 13.55956257150440

Epoch: 2025-05-31T22:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T22:19:00.138Z)

Latitude

63.20207°

Longitude

-86.36506°

Altitude

986.691 km

Speed

7.401 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 12m 11s

True Declination

63° 04' 04"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

35.44137°

Longitude

-47.91104°

Altitude

926.948 km

Speed

7.455 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 19m 38s

Apparent Declination

0° 50' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:33:18

Azimuth

322.584° NNW

Elevation

-42.569°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,184.723 km

Perigee altitude

912.949 km

Semi-major axis

7,426.973 km

Eccentricity

0.0183

Inclination

66.8753°

RAAN

15.3034°

Arg. of periapsis

162.1743°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

303.7492°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39098 °/min

Orbital period

106.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00058397

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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	2025-06-01 15:36:03.597Z	174.086° S	2025-06-01 15:42:03.597Z	112.364° ESE	32.557°	2025-06-01 15:48:03.597Z	45.417° ENE
11 mins	2025-06-01 17:26:03.597Z	242.513° WSW	2025-06-01 17:31:03.597Z	299.805° NW	33.675°	2025-06-01 17:37:03.597Z	14.119° NNE
10 mins	2025-06-02 00:55:03.597Z	346.022° N	2025-06-02 01:00:03.597Z	57.045° ENE	34.803°	2025-06-02 01:05:03.597Z	123.447° SE
8 mins	2025-06-02 02:45:03.597Z	301.598° NW	2025-06-02 02:49:03.597Z	248.634° W	25.723°	2025-06-02 02:53:03.597Z	199.748° SSW

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