THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 549

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 549 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

549, 1961-015GJ

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 00549U 61015GJ  25133.89926116  .00000064  00000-0  22323-3 0  9992
2 00549  66.6946  68.5044 0217699 216.8045 217.1625 13.36329759109567

Epoch: 2025-05-13T21:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T21:34:56.164Z)

Latitude

61.257°

Longitude

-75.72247°

Altitude

1,264.024 km

Speed

7.166 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 59m 36s

True Declination

61° 07' 17"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-17.16996°

Longitude

59.42579°

Altitude

973.11 km

Speed

7.441 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 58m 47s

Apparent Declination

-70° 11' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:28:03

Azimuth

187.936° SSW

Elevation

-21.305°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,284.694 km

Perigee altitude

958.164 km

Semi-major axis

7,499.566 km

Eccentricity

0.0217699

Inclination

66.6946°

RAAN

68.5044°

Arg. of periapsis

216.8045°

True anomaly

215.68771°

Mean anomaly

217.1625°

Eccentric anomaly

216.42193°

Mean motion

3.34187 °/min

BSTAR

0.00022323

Orbital period

107.72 mins

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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.
14 mins	2025-05-14 20:39:05.243Z	188.967° SSW	2025-05-14 20:46:05.243Z	121.66° SE	40.714°	2025-05-14 20:53:05.243Z	37.89° NE
12 mins	2025-05-14 22:32:05.243Z	255.145° W	2025-05-14 22:38:05.243Z	317.361° NNW	29.517°	2025-05-14 22:44:05.243Z	13.011° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-15 04:18:05.243Z	4.463° NNE	2025-05-15 04:21:05.243Z	32.467° NE	17.926°	2025-05-15 04:26:05.243Z	79.037° E
12 mins	2025-05-15 06:08:05.243Z	334.564° NNW	2025-05-15 06:14:05.243Z	92.621° ESE	44.035°	2025-05-15 06:20:05.243Z	146.051° SSE
6 mins	2025-05-15 08:01:05.243Z	284.533° WNW	2025-05-15 08:04:05.243Z	253.978° W	17.057°	2025-05-15 08:07:05.243Z	224.754° SW

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