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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00059U 60013B   25128.85955717  .00000133  00000-0  57837-4 0  9990
2 00059  28.2497  41.0751 0189041 161.2393 199.5231 13.53137032188368

Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:37:45.739Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-135.28949°

Altitude

1,191.904 km

Speed

7.195 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 44m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

27.00198°

Longitude

-66.61708°

Altitude

1,060.887 km

Speed

7.325 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 07m 58s

Apparent Declination

-4° 33' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:59:35

Azimuth

297.151° NW

Elevation

-34.855°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,205.378 km

Perigee altitude

923.978 km

Semi-major axis

7,442.815 km

Eccentricity

0.0189041

Inclination

28.2497°

RAAN

41.0751°

Arg. of periapsis

161.2393°

True anomaly

198.81497°

Mean anomaly

199.5231°

Eccentric anomaly

199.16748°

Mean motion

3.38016 °/min

BSTAR

0.000057837

Orbital period

106.5 mins

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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	2025-05-09 21:38:50.833Z	205.692° SW	2025-05-09 21:43:50.833Z	159.379° S	20.193°	2025-05-09 21:47:50.833Z	121.298° SE
10 mins	2025-05-09 23:31:50.833Z	226.668° WSW	2025-05-09 23:35:50.833Z	183.924° SSW	26.641°	2025-05-09 23:41:50.833Z	119.253° SE
9 mins	2025-05-10 01:24:50.833Z	237.44° WSW	2025-05-10 01:28:50.833Z	194.089° SSW	23.766°	2025-05-10 01:33:50.833Z	139.829° SSE
4 mins	2025-05-10 03:19:50.833Z	220.278° SW	2025-05-10 03:21:50.833Z	200.739° SSW	12.699°	2025-05-10 03:23:50.833Z	181.7° SSW

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