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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   549U 61015GJ  25152.10240088  .00000080  00000-0  24984-3 0  9997
2   549  66.6958  27.8075 0216538 205.6702 308.6432 13.36334950112373

Epoch: 2025-06-01T02:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T02:27:27.436Z)

Latitude

25.2788°

Longitude

-90.56552°

Altitude

1,025.895 km

Speed

7.39 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 04m 31s

True Declination

25° 09' 04"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-19.85735°

Longitude

-71.34756°

Altitude

967.522 km

Speed

7.447 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 31m 12s

Apparent Declination

-29° 03' 13"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:45:03

Azimuth

15.728° NNE

Elevation

-78.772°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,283.803 km

Perigee altitude

959.016 km

Semi-major axis

7,499.546 km

Eccentricity

0.02165

Inclination

66.6958°

RAAN

27.8075°

Arg. of periapsis

205.6702°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

308.6432°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.34188 °/min

Orbital period

107.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00024984

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 140 (Decayed)

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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.
14 mins	2025-06-01 17:58:47.926Z	227.83° WSW	2025-06-01 18:05:47.926Z	301.966° NW	40.007°	2025-06-01 18:12:47.926Z	20.971° NNE
7 mins	2025-06-01 19:55:47.926Z	303.004° NW	2025-06-01 19:58:47.926Z	328.487° NNW	15.379°	2025-06-01 20:02:47.926Z	1.024° NNE
11 mins	2025-06-02 01:36:47.926Z	347.522° N	2025-06-02 01:41:47.926Z	49.183° ENE	34.067°	2025-06-02 01:47:47.926Z	120.797° SE
10 mins	2025-06-02 03:27:47.926Z	309.411° NW	2025-06-02 03:32:47.926Z	248.766° W	30.491°	2025-06-02 03:37:47.926Z	190.945° SSW
9 mins	2025-06-02 15:31:47.926Z	138.757° SSE	2025-06-02 15:35:47.926Z	103.362° ESE	20.083°	2025-06-02 15:40:47.926Z	60.838° ENE

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