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

5 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 5 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   549U 61015GJ  25181.80784072  .00000088  00000-0  26345-3 0  9993
2   549  66.6956 321.3913 0215007 187.4692 296.1335 13.36344756116348

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:23:17.438Z)

Latitude

51.76246°

Longitude

-101.48921°

Altitude

1,062.224 km

Speed

7.359 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 13m 46s

True Declination

51° 36' 07"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-36.02874°

Longitude

92.86809°

Altitude

1,243.971 km

Speed

7.18 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 40m 07s

Apparent Declination

-40° 25' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:33:56

Azimuth

100.595° ESE

Elevation

-68.345°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,282.618 km

Perigee altitude

960.128 km

Semi-major axis

7,499.51 km

Eccentricity

0.0215

Inclination

66.6956°

RAAN

321.3913°

Arg. of periapsis

187.4692°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

296.1335°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3419 °/min

Orbital period

107.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00026345

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-01 09:15:12.604Z	141.18° SSE	2025-07-01 09:20:12.604Z	99.802° ESE	18.167°	2025-07-01 09:24:12.604Z	65.876° ENE
14 mins	2025-07-01 11:03:12.604Z	209.722° SW	2025-07-01 11:10:12.604Z	328.855° NNW	44.874°	2025-07-01 11:17:12.604Z	28.281° NE
9 mins	2025-07-01 12:58:12.604Z	282.734° WNW	2025-07-01 13:02:12.604Z	320.763° NNW	20.55°	2025-07-01 13:07:12.604Z	5.359° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-01 18:41:12.604Z	356.822° N	2025-07-01 18:45:12.604Z	40.398° NE	24.271°	2025-07-01 18:50:12.604Z	97.132° ESE
10 mins	2025-07-01 20:32:12.604Z	320.323° NNW	2025-07-01 20:37:12.604Z	231.397° WSW	41.029°	2025-07-01 20:42:12.604Z	169.381° S

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