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

17 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 17 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00552U 61015GM  25167.08113387  .00001201  00000-0  84766-3 0  9995
2 00552  67.7354 202.9496 0106471 318.5787  40.7265 13.98353433205492

Epoch: 2025-06-16T01:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T01:56:49.966Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-90.85561°

Altitude

843.284 km

Speed

7.461 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 31m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-24.98787°

Longitude

-103.48423°

Altitude

833.193 km

Speed

7.474 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 45m 37s

Apparent Declination

-37° 48' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:39:55

Azimuth

100.708° ESE

Elevation

-56.345°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

975.252 km

Perigee altitude

820.317 km

Semi-major axis

7,275.921 km

Eccentricity

0.01065

Inclination

67.7354°

RAAN

202.9496°

Arg. of periapsis

318.5787°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

40.7265°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49713 °/min

Orbital period

102.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00084766

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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)

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	2025-06-17 03:50:12.259Z	201.618° SSW	2025-06-17 03:54:12.259Z	85.89° E	44.709°	2025-06-17 03:59:12.259Z	29.579° NE
6 mins	2025-06-17 05:38:12.259Z	287.766° WNW	2025-06-17 05:40:12.259Z	311.417° NW	17.655°	2025-06-17 05:44:12.259Z	355.684° N
5 mins	2025-06-17 11:06:12.259Z	17.081° NNE	2025-06-17 11:08:12.259Z	37.271° NE	14.07°	2025-06-17 11:11:12.259Z	67.036° ENE
11 mins	2025-06-17 12:50:12.259Z	339.122° N	2025-06-17 12:55:12.259Z	48.868° ENE	42.654°	2025-06-17 13:01:12.259Z	142.199° SSE
7 mins	2025-06-17 14:37:12.259Z	293.308° NW	2025-06-17 14:40:12.259Z	261.247° W	18.854°	2025-06-17 14:44:12.259Z	217.964° SW

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