THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 558

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 558 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

558, 1961-015GQ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

23 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 23 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00558U 61015GQ  25128.81619706  .00000172  00000-0  57617-3 0  9996
2 00558  65.6984 300.9412 0481728 261.2579 204.1460 12.86384168997637

Epoch: 2025-05-08T19:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T19:35:19.425Z)

Latitude

62.61329°

Longitude

-99.93839°

Altitude

1,666.783 km

Speed

6.888 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 03m 05s

True Declination

62° 29' 19"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-33.63994°

Longitude

120.74594°

Altitude

1,139.724 km

Speed

7.371 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 14m 37s

Apparent Declination

-39° 19' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:15:46

Azimuth

261.852° W

Elevation

-67.212°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,685.076 km

Perigee altitude

943.924 km

Semi-major axis

7,692.637 km

Eccentricity

0.0481728

Inclination

65.6984°

RAAN

300.9412°

Arg. of periapsis

261.2579°

True anomaly

202.00623°

Mean anomaly

204.146°

Eccentric anomaly

203.06468°

Mean motion

3.21685 °/min

BSTAR

0.00057617

Orbital period

111.91 mins

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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.
14 mins	2025-05-09 19:47:51.761Z	342.81° N	2025-05-09 19:54:51.761Z	30.136° NE	22.499°	2025-05-09 20:01:51.761Z	81.399° E
17 mins	2025-05-09 21:43:51.761Z	332.699° NNW	2025-05-09 21:52:51.761Z	67.632° E	43.594°	2025-05-09 22:00:51.761Z	140.685° SSE
13 mins	2025-05-09 23:40:51.761Z	306.295° NW	2025-05-09 23:46:51.761Z	262.101° W	24.975°	2025-05-09 23:53:51.761Z	204.483° SW
16 mins	2025-05-10 12:09:51.761Z	181.282° SSW	2025-05-10 12:16:51.761Z	115.711° SE	38.962°	2025-05-10 12:25:51.761Z	39.434° NE
16 mins	2025-05-10 14:05:51.761Z	246.725° WSW	2025-05-10 14:12:51.761Z	310.461° NW	35.646°	2025-05-10 14:21:51.761Z	22.068° NNE
11 mins	2025-05-10 16:06:51.761Z	306.243° NW	2025-05-10 16:11:51.761Z	339.652° N	17.367°	2025-05-10 16:17:51.761Z	17.564° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-10 18:08:51.761Z	346.931° N	2025-05-10 18:12:51.761Z	12.508° NNE	14.319°	2025-05-10 18:16:51.761Z	37.81° NE

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