THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 560

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 560 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

560, 1961-015GS

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00560U 61015GS  25187.35672281  .00002310  00000-0  24129-2 0  9997
2 00560  67.1610 322.4115 0307892 201.1173 157.6953 13.58034199107429

Epoch: 2025-07-06T08:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T08:33:40.85Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-90.5903°

Altitude

1,257.3 km

Speed

7.123 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 29m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.18988°

Longitude

110.44612°

Altitude

851.168 km

Speed

7.529 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 00m 04s

Apparent Declination

-82° 07' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:02:44

Azimuth

170.45° S

Elevation

-37.392°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,269.657 km

Perigee altitude

812.785 km

Semi-major axis

7,419.358 km

Eccentricity

0.03079

Inclination

67.161°

RAAN

322.4115°

Arg. of periapsis

201.1173°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

157.6953°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3962 °/min

Orbital period

106 mins

BSTAR

0.0024129

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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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.
12 mins	2025-07-07 09:24:40.388Z	163.55° S	2025-07-07 09:30:40.388Z	105.525° ESE	29.234°	2025-07-07 09:36:40.388Z	48.628° ENE
13 mins	2025-07-07 11:13:40.388Z	232.223° WSW	2025-07-07 11:19:40.388Z	310.581° NW	39.164°	2025-07-07 11:26:40.388Z	20.66° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-07 13:07:40.388Z	303.784° NW	2025-07-07 13:10:40.388Z	329.298° NNW	14.298°	2025-07-07 13:13:40.388Z	354.331° N
9 mins	2025-07-07 18:43:40.388Z	353.821° N	2025-07-07 18:47:40.388Z	43.768° NE	29.39°	2025-07-07 18:52:40.388Z	110.825° ESE
9 mins	2025-07-07 20:32:40.388Z	311.372° NW	2025-07-07 20:36:40.388Z	259.1° W	32.383°	2025-07-07 20:41:40.388Z	186.743° SSW

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