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

3 days 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 3 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00558U 61015GQ  25116.67874593  .00000214  00000-0  67837-3 0  9996
2 00558  65.6997 326.8682 0481850 266.0527 156.0089 12.86377967996077

Epoch: 2025-04-26T16:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-26T16:17:23.648Z)

Latitude

55.23975°

Longitude

-92.0429°

Altitude

1,665.662 km

Speed

6.888 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 28m 53s

True Declination

55° 05' 48"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-56.92833°

Longitude

83.98837°

Altitude

983.028 km

Speed

7.528 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 27m 12s

Apparent Declination

-70° 04' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:01:45

Azimuth

155.105° SSE

Elevation

-49.308°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,685.196 km

Perigee altitude

943.854 km

Semi-major axis

7,692.662 km

Eccentricity

0.048185

Inclination

65.6997°

RAAN

326.8682°

Arg. of periapsis

266.0527°

True anomaly

158.13614°

Mean anomaly

156.0089°

Eccentric anomaly

157.08391°

Mean motion

3.21683 °/min

BSTAR

0.00067837

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.
13 mins	2025-04-30 13:20:13.251Z	148.751° SSE	2025-04-30 13:26:13.251Z	102.243° ESE	23.597°	2025-04-30 13:33:13.251Z	53.292° ENE
17 mins	2025-04-30 15:13:13.251Z	215.599° SW	2025-04-30 15:21:13.251Z	327.496° NNW	44.388°	2025-04-30 15:30:13.251Z	28.933° NE
14 mins	2025-04-30 17:12:13.251Z	279.427° WNW	2025-04-30 17:18:13.251Z	325.339° NNW	24.309°	2025-04-30 17:26:13.251Z	19.273° NNE
7 mins	2025-04-30 19:15:13.251Z	335.437° NNW	2025-04-30 19:18:13.251Z	354.415° N	13.874°	2025-04-30 19:22:13.251Z	19.374° NNE
12 mins	2025-04-30 21:13:13.251Z	347.559° N	2025-04-30 21:19:13.251Z	28.453° NE	19.11°	2025-04-30 21:25:13.251Z	68.858° E
16 mins	2025-04-30 23:09:13.251Z	338.255° N	2025-04-30 23:17:13.251Z	53.846° ENE	39.341°	2025-04-30 23:25:13.251Z	126.883° SE
14 mins	2025-05-01 01:05:13.251Z	313.366° NW	2025-05-01 01:12:13.251Z	256.149° W	33.067°	2025-05-01 01:19:13.251Z	190.543° SSW

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