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

23 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 23 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00548U 61015GH  25185.75875196  .00001552  00000-0  23670-3 0  9993
2 00548  66.6676 204.7265 0097710  18.9419 341.5294 14.73810325352583

Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:12:36.169Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

8.56925°

Altitude

586.013 km

Speed

7.603 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 38m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-14.49849°

Longitude

-0.46059°

Altitude

596.82 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 37m 24s

Apparent Declination

-29° 29' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:51:46

Azimuth

79.679° E

Elevation

-60.694°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

715.921 km

Perigee altitude

578.63 km

Semi-major axis

7,025.413 km

Eccentricity

0.00977

Inclination

66.6676°

RAAN

204.7265°

Arg. of periapsis

18.9419°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

341.5294°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.68583 °/min

Orbital period

97.67 mins

BSTAR

0.0002367

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-06 02:55:29.008Z	214.974° SW	2025-07-06 02:58:29.008Z	246.055° WSW	42.287°	2025-07-06 03:02:29.008Z	24.717° NE
7 mins	2025-07-06 11:28:29.008Z	348.443° N	2025-07-06 11:31:29.008Z	63.721° ENE	38.428°	2025-07-06 11:35:29.008Z	132.663° SE
4 mins	2025-07-06 13:09:29.008Z	279.523° WNW	2025-07-06 13:11:29.008Z	250.084° W	16.665°	2025-07-06 13:13:29.008Z	222.169° SW

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