THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 552

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 552 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

552, 1961-015GM

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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 16 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   552U 61015GM  25196.19111744  .00001155  00000-0  81589-3 0  9992
2   552  67.7362 133.7170 0106755 293.7220  65.2699 13.98426824209966

Epoch: 2025-07-15T04:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T04:35:12.546Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

131.62553°

Altitude

869.586 km

Speed

7.434 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 54m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.06195°

Longitude

157.02492°

Altitude

944.46 km

Speed

7.365 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 44m 14s

Apparent Declination

31° 35' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:52:38

Azimuth

57.76° ENE

Elevation

10.965°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

975.201 km

Perigee altitude

819.858 km

Semi-major axis

7,275.666 km

Eccentricity

0.01068

Inclination

67.7362°

RAAN

133.717°

Arg. of periapsis

293.722°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

65.2699°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49731 °/min

Orbital period

102.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00081589

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-15 21:54:22.687Z	227.816° WSW	2025-07-15 21:58:22.687Z	303.337° NW	40.68°	2025-07-15 22:04:22.687Z	20.908° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-16 05:10:22.687Z	10.827° NNE	2025-07-16 05:13:22.687Z	46.479° ENE	20.668°	2025-07-16 05:17:22.687Z	90.267° ESE
10 mins	2025-07-16 06:55:22.687Z	326.637° NNW	2025-07-16 06:59:22.687Z	275.697° WNW	43.608°	2025-07-16 07:05:22.687Z	162.126° S
6 mins	2025-07-16 20:11:22.687Z	155.925° SSE	2025-07-16 20:15:22.687Z	103.483° ESE	25.595°	2025-07-16 20:17:22.687Z	73.227° E

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