THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 59

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 59 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 04 Oct 1960 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

59, 1960-013B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

Aerojet

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ABLESTAR, Unknown motor

Mass

600 kg wet, 600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1960-10-04 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 4.8 m

Radar Cross Section

6.048 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00059U 60013B   25189.87108019  .00000087  00000-0 -18295-5 0  9999
2 00059  28.2497  87.5904 0188902 313.4229  45.0735 13.53140187196635

Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:54:21.328Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-153.05827°

Altitude

961.246 km

Speed

7.422 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 50m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-10.64479°

Longitude

43.68023°

Altitude

1,121.758 km

Speed

7.264 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 04m 03s

Apparent Declination

-28° 46' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:01:53

Azimuth

272.262° WNW

Elevation

-51.238°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,205.263 km

Perigee altitude

924.071 km

Semi-major axis

7,442.804 km

Eccentricity

0.01889

Inclination

28.2497°

RAAN

87.5904°

Arg. of periapsis

313.4229°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

45.0735°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.38017 °/min

Orbital period

106.5 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000018295

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THOR ABLESTAR R/B 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	2025-07-09 20:08:20.652Z	184.285° SSW	2025-07-09 20:11:20.652Z	156.169° SSE	15.523°	2025-07-09 20:15:20.652Z	121.41° SE
10 mins	2025-07-09 21:59:20.652Z	219.674° SW	2025-07-09 22:04:20.652Z	164.445° S	26.125°	2025-07-09 22:09:20.652Z	116.996° SE
11 mins	2025-07-09 23:52:20.652Z	235.119° WSW	2025-07-09 23:57:20.652Z	177.907° S	28.079°	2025-07-10 00:03:20.652Z	125.657° SE
10 mins	2025-07-10 01:45:20.652Z	239.322° WSW	2025-07-10 01:49:20.652Z	203.514° SW	20.692°	2025-07-10 01:55:20.652Z	152.196° SSE

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