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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   558U 61015GQ  25182.05486786  .00000056  00000-0  29395-3 0  9995
2   558  65.6962 187.2217 0481743 240.2976 153.9521 12.86413151  4865

Epoch: 2025-07-01T01:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T01:19:00.583Z)

Latitude

32.93883°

Longitude

-94.95713°

Altitude

1,655.336 km

Speed

6.893 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 36m 36s

True Declination

32° 47' 59"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.41255°

Longitude

-112.88384°

Altitude

1,486.442 km

Speed

7.042 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 31m 40s

Apparent Declination

-18° 40' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:04:55

Azimuth

312.356° NW

Elevation

-61.726°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,684.967 km

Perigee altitude

943.803 km

Semi-major axis

7,692.522 km

Eccentricity

0.04817

Inclination

65.6962°

RAAN

187.2217°

Arg. of periapsis

240.2976°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

153.9521°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.21692 °/min

Orbital period

111.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00029395

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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.
16 mins	2025-07-01 11:02:28.450Z	329.911° NNW	2025-07-01 11:11:28.450Z	33.939° NE	44.815°	2025-07-01 11:18:28.450Z	147.747° SSE
9 mins	2025-07-01 13:01:28.450Z	295.067° NW	2025-07-01 13:05:28.450Z	263.752° W	19.006°	2025-07-01 13:10:28.450Z	221.133° SW
5 mins	2025-07-01 23:40:28.450Z	108.109° ESE	2025-07-01 23:42:28.450Z	95.243° ESE	12.948°	2025-07-01 23:45:28.450Z	76.599° E
17 mins	2025-07-02 01:28:28.450Z	190.393° SSW	2025-07-02 01:36:28.450Z	106.082° ESE	42.285°	2025-07-02 01:45:28.450Z	36.229° NE
17 mins	2025-07-02 03:24:28.450Z	251.102° W	2025-07-02 03:32:28.450Z	314.491° NW	32.869°	2025-07-02 03:41:28.450Z	21.504° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-02 05:27:28.450Z	315.071° NNW	2025-07-02 05:31:28.450Z	341.2° N	15.907°	2025-07-02 05:36:28.450Z	13.645° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-02 07:28:28.450Z	348.473° N	2025-07-02 07:32:28.450Z	14.746° NNE	14.24°	2025-07-02 07:36:28.450Z	41.485° NE
14 mins	2025-07-02 09:24:28.450Z	344.183° N	2025-07-02 09:31:28.450Z	41.72° NE	28.88°	2025-07-02 09:38:28.450Z	102.182° ESE

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