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

Country

Related business

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1    59U 60013B   26037.26770706  .00000155  00000-0  86699-4 0  9990
2    59  28.2499  76.2391 0188858 296.7295  61.4037 13.53160728225428

Epoch: 2026-02-06T06:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T06:25:29.889Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-156.54348°

Altitude

993.871 km

Speed

7.389 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 04m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:02:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,205.153 km

Perigee altitude

924.029 km

Semi-major axis

7,442.728 km

Eccentricity

0.01889

Inclination

28.2499°

RAAN

76.2391°

Arg. of periapsis

296.7295°

True anomaly

63.3252°

Mean anomaly

61.4037°

Eccentric anomaly

62.36231°

Mean motion

3.38022 °/min

Orbital period

106.5 mins

BSTAR

0.000086699

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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.
9 mins	2026-02-07 05:39:01.502Z	197.413° SSW	2026-02-07 05:43:01.502Z	161.972° S	17.808°	2026-02-07 05:48:01.502Z	118.056° SE
11 mins	2026-02-07 07:31:01.502Z	225.158° WSW	2026-02-07 07:36:01.502Z	173.7° S	27.555°	2026-02-07 07:42:01.502Z	116.015° SE
11 mins	2026-02-07 09:24:01.502Z	239.591° WSW	2026-02-07 09:29:01.502Z	188.426° SSW	28.065°	2026-02-07 09:35:01.502Z	130.834° SE
9 mins	2026-02-07 11:18:01.502Z	236.571° WSW	2026-02-07 11:22:01.502Z	200.739° SSW	19.429°	2026-02-07 11:27:01.502Z	158.712° S

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THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 59

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T06:25:29.889Z)

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