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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00549U 61015GJ  25181.80784072  .00000088  00000-0  26345-3 0  9993
2 00549  66.6956 321.3913 0215007 187.4692 296.1335 13.36344756115965

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

63.16946°

Longitude

168.56233°

Altitude

1,188.114 km

Speed

7.239 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 43m 59s

Apparent Declination

18° 38' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:46:01

Azimuth

16.957° NNE

Elevation

-29.689°

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 09:15:36.684Z	138.691° SSE	2025-07-01 09:19:36.684Z	105.613° ESE	18.151°	2025-07-01 09:24:36.684Z	63.293° ENE
14 mins	2025-07-01 11:03:36.684Z	209.903° SW	2025-07-01 11:09:36.684Z	236.7° WSW	44.577°	2025-07-01 11:17:36.684Z	28.477° NE
9 mins	2025-07-01 12:57:36.684Z	278.541° WNW	2025-07-01 13:01:36.684Z	314.277° NW	20.488°	2025-07-01 13:06:36.684Z	1.45° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-01 18:41:36.684Z	359.736° N	2025-07-01 18:45:36.684Z	46.265° ENE	24.327°	2025-07-01 18:50:36.684Z	99.667° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-01 20:31:36.684Z	321.903° NNW	2025-07-01 20:36:36.684Z	258.107° W	41.12°	2025-07-01 20:42:36.684Z	168.491° S

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