THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 559

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 559 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

559, 1961-015GR

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00559U 61015GR  25185.42577156  .00005881  00000-0  10620-2 0  9993
2 00559  66.5994 185.8875 0040463  47.3974 313.0543 14.66608542298654

Epoch: 2025-07-04T10:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T10:13:06.662Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

109.93139°

Altitude

654.635 km

Speed

7.541 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 23m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

63.99447°

Longitude

168.19815°

Altitude

657.701 km

Speed

7.548 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 04m 59s

Apparent Declination

15° 48' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:35:24

Azimuth

8.814° NNE

Elevation

-33.835°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

698.795 km

Perigee altitude

641.755 km

Semi-major axis

7,048.412 km

Eccentricity

0.00405

Inclination

66.5994°

RAAN

185.8875°

Arg. of periapsis

47.3974°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

313.0543°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.66781 °/min

Orbital period

98.15 mins

BSTAR

0.001062

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-06 01:38:59.639Z	216.854° SW	2025-07-06 01:41:59.639Z	286.94° WNW	43.885°	2025-07-06 01:45:59.639Z	24.918° NE
7 mins	2025-07-06 10:13:59.639Z	344.6° N	2025-07-06 10:16:59.639Z	53.616° ENE	40.045°	2025-07-06 10:20:59.639Z	134.979° SE
4 mins	2025-07-06 11:55:59.639Z	274.189° WNW	2025-07-06 11:56:59.639Z	260.17° W	14.737°	2025-07-06 11:59:59.639Z	220.079° SW

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