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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   552U 61015GM  25182.38730937  .00001266  00000-0  89022-3 0  9992
2   552  67.7355 166.5476 0107161 305.3712  53.7400 13.98391297208033

Epoch: 2025-07-01T09:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T09:17:43.529Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

107.43271°

Altitude

855.944 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 06m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-47.61421°

Longitude

80.10655°

Altitude

839.086 km

Speed

7.472 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 18m 13s

Apparent Declination

-62° 32' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:17:29

Azimuth

143.141° SSE

Elevation

-48.348°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

975.621 km

Perigee altitude

819.685 km

Semi-major axis

7,275.79 km

Eccentricity

0.01072

Inclination

67.7355°

RAAN

166.5476°

Arg. of periapsis

305.3712°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

53.74°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49722 °/min

Orbital period

102.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00089022

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 23:08:51.731Z	142.438° SSE	2025-07-01 23:12:51.731Z	98.462° ESE	17.322°	2025-07-01 23:15:51.731Z	66.151° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-02 00:52:51.731Z	219.541° SW	2025-07-02 00:57:51.731Z	315.309° NNW	42.413°	2025-07-02 01:02:51.731Z	21.333° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-02 02:42:51.731Z	303.073° NW	2025-07-02 02:44:51.731Z	324.097° NNW	13.365°	2025-07-02 02:46:51.731Z	344.339° N
7 mins	2025-07-02 08:09:51.731Z	14.275° NNE	2025-07-02 08:12:51.731Z	49.202° ENE	18.89°	2025-07-02 08:16:51.731Z	89.299° E
11 mins	2025-07-02 09:53:51.731Z	330.556° NNW	2025-07-02 09:58:51.731Z	277.79° WNW	44.763°	2025-07-02 10:04:51.731Z	157.233° SSE

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