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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00559U 61015GR  25128.74449979  .00008524  00000-0  15544-2 0  9993
2 00559  66.6020 343.7104 0041013  97.5296 263.0481 14.65885399290340

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:52:04.781Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-151.12016°

Altitude

679.987 km

Speed

7.515 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 54m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

10.56186°

Longitude

22.8608°

Altitude

666.202 km

Speed

7.53 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 34m 10s

Apparent Declination

-25° 34' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:14:16

Azimuth

255.457° W

Elevation

-23.423°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

701.511 km

Perigee altitude

643.676 km

Semi-major axis

7,050.731 km

Eccentricity

0.0041013

Inclination

66.602°

RAAN

343.7104°

Arg. of periapsis

97.5296°

True anomaly

262.58188°

Mean anomaly

263.0481°

Eccentric anomaly

262.81496°

Mean motion

3.666 °/min

BSTAR

0.0015544

Orbital period

98.2 mins

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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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 15:16:30.227Z	177.602° S	2025-05-09 15:20:30.227Z	111.447° ESE	31.178°	2025-05-09 15:24:30.227Z	46.813° ENE
5 mins	2025-05-09 16:59:30.227Z	273.702° WNW	2025-05-09 17:01:30.227Z	310.888° NW	22.822°	2025-05-09 17:04:30.227Z	358.835° N
5 mins	2025-05-09 23:53:30.227Z	18.206° NNE	2025-05-09 23:55:30.227Z	54.067° ENE	20.689°	2025-05-09 23:58:30.227Z	97.857° ESE
7 mins	2025-05-10 01:33:30.227Z	307.888° NW	2025-05-10 01:36:30.227Z	239.483° WSW	33.88°	2025-05-10 01:40:30.227Z	176.981° S

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