THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 548

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 548 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

548, 1961-015GH

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 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 18 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00548U 61015GH  25129.09091492  .00003385  00000-0  50079-3 0  9996
2 00548  66.6726   3.9515 0094080  65.0250 296.0606 14.73572333344237

Epoch: 2025-05-09T02:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T02:10:55.049Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

104.07007°

Altitude

623.289 km

Speed

7.563 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 15m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

15.02139°

Longitude

108.57423°

Altitude

606.558 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 32m 56s

Apparent Declination

-21° 26' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:21:28

Azimuth

260.341° W

Elevation

-22.62°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

714.134 km

Perigee altitude

581.93 km

Semi-major axis

7,026.169 km

Eccentricity

0.009408

Inclination

66.6726°

RAAN

3.9515°

Arg. of periapsis

65.025°

True anomaly

295.08715°

Mean anomaly

296.0606°

Eccentric anomaly

295.57437°

Mean motion

3.68524 °/min

BSTAR

0.00050079

Orbital period

97.69 mins

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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.
7 mins	2025-05-10 01:30:23.184Z	354.601° N	2025-05-10 01:34:23.184Z	63.054° ENE	24.63°	2025-05-10 01:37:23.184Z	108.706° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-10 03:12:23.184Z	288.975° WNW	2025-05-10 03:14:23.184Z	244.953° WSW	26.634°	2025-05-10 03:17:23.184Z	193.895° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-10 17:26:23.184Z	232° WSW	2025-05-10 17:29:23.184Z	325.853° NNW	37.775°	2025-05-10 17:32:23.184Z	17.256° NNE

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