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

Cyl, 2.4 m

Radar Cross Section

6.048 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00059U 60013B   25259.80997872  .00000127  00000-0  48015-4 0  9999
2 00059  28.2484  88.2290 0188963 180.6667 179.3641 13.53146187206112

Epoch: 2025-09-16T19:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T19:26:22.161Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

160.64174°

Altitude

1,199.597 km

Speed

7.188 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 52m 54s

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

19:10:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,205.286 km

Perigee altitude

924.004 km

Semi-major axis

7,442.782 km

Eccentricity

0.0189

Inclination

28.2484°

RAAN

88.229°

Arg. of periapsis

180.6667°

True anomaly

179.38758°

Mean anomaly

179.3641°

Eccentric anomaly

179.37589°

Mean motion

3.38018 °/min

Orbital period

106.5 mins

BSTAR

0.000048015

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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.
10 mins	2025-09-18 15:56:05.568Z	208.129° SW	2025-09-18 16:01:05.568Z	163.368° S	21.609°	2025-09-18 16:06:05.568Z	117.328° SE
10 mins	2025-09-18 17:49:05.568Z	229.444° WSW	2025-09-18 17:54:05.568Z	175.538° S	27.879°	2025-09-18 17:59:05.568Z	122.439° SE
10 mins	2025-09-18 19:42:05.568Z	240.526° WSW	2025-09-18 19:47:05.568Z	187.909° SSW	24.426°	2025-09-18 19:52:05.568Z	138.543° SSE
4 mins	2025-09-18 21:38:05.568Z	216.675° SW	2025-09-18 21:39:05.568Z	207.209° SW	13.093°	2025-09-18 21:42:05.568Z	179.593° S

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THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 59

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T19:26:22.161Z)

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