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

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 00558U 61015GQ  25186.26770808  .00000134  00000-0  48295-3 0  9990
2 00558  65.6962 178.2223 0481516 238.6353 223.9743 12.86415018  4936

Epoch: 2025-07-05T06:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T06:25:29.978Z)

Latitude

64.30261°

Longitude

-90.7212°

Altitude

1,600.763 km

Speed

6.948 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 16m 38s

True Declination

64° 10' 56"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

64.37209°

Longitude

-92.68618°

Altitude

1,600.486 km

Speed

6.948 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 31m 49s

Apparent Declination

23° 05' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:09:17

Azimuth

24.35° NE

Elevation

-23.013°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,684.784 km

Perigee altitude

943.97 km

Semi-major axis

7,692.514 km

Eccentricity

0.04815

Inclination

65.6962°

RAAN

178.2223°

Arg. of periapsis

238.6353°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

223.9743°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.21692 °/min

Orbital period

111.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00048295

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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)

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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.
18 mins	2025-07-06 00:36:58.317Z	191.183° SSW	2025-07-06 00:45:58.317Z	103.386° ESE	42.072°	2025-07-06 00:54:58.317Z	36.309° NE
17 mins	2025-07-06 02:33:58.317Z	251.041° W	2025-07-06 02:41:58.317Z	315.819° NNW	33.086°	2025-07-06 02:50:58.317Z	21.899° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-06 04:36:58.317Z	315.579° NNW	2025-07-06 04:40:58.317Z	341.937° N	15.956°	2025-07-06 04:45:58.317Z	14.27° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-06 06:37:58.317Z	349.136° N	2025-07-06 06:40:58.317Z	8.611° NNE	14.074°	2025-07-06 06:45:58.317Z	42.154° NE
13 mins	2025-07-06 08:33:58.317Z	344.785° N	2025-07-06 08:40:58.317Z	43.371° NE	28.525°	2025-07-06 08:46:58.317Z	97.734° ESE
14 mins	2025-07-06 10:29:58.317Z	324.145° NNW	2025-07-06 10:36:58.317Z	253.642° W	43.334°	2025-07-06 10:43:58.317Z	163.727° S
11 mins	2025-07-06 23:01:58.317Z	137.913° SSE	2025-07-06 23:06:58.317Z	103.448° ESE	19.948°	2025-07-06 23:12:58.317Z	62.324° ENE

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