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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00059U 60013B   25195.69964274  .00000103  00000-0  22293-4 0  9999
2 00059  28.2498  57.6433 0188864   2.3605 357.7801 13.53140347197423

Epoch: 2025-07-14T16:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T16:47:29.132Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-127.03291°

Altitude

918.75 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 50m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-25.2499°

Longitude

166.13491°

Altitude

1,029.039 km

Speed

7.356 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 33m 15s

Apparent Declination

-32° 43' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:24:21

Azimuth

292.045° WNW

Elevation

-74.412°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,205.234 km

Perigee altitude

924.098 km

Semi-major axis

7,442.803 km

Eccentricity

0.01889

Inclination

28.2498°

RAAN

57.6433°

Arg. of periapsis

2.3605°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

357.7801°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.38017 °/min

Orbital period

106.5 mins

BSTAR

0.000022293

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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	2025-07-15 21:31:00.773Z	237.783° WSW	2025-07-15 21:36:00.773Z	181.583° SSW	26.373°	2025-07-15 21:41:00.773Z	131.019° SE
8 mins	2025-07-15 23:25:00.773Z	233.218° WSW	2025-07-15 23:29:00.773Z	193.454° SSW	18.936°	2025-07-15 23:33:00.773Z	158.279° S
8 mins	2025-07-16 18:39:00.773Z	202.466° SSW	2025-07-16 18:42:00.773Z	166.988° S	21.404°	2025-07-16 18:47:00.773Z	116.655° SE
9 mins	2025-07-16 20:31:00.773Z	226.958° WSW	2025-07-16 20:35:00.773Z	175.825° S	26.517°	2025-07-16 20:40:00.773Z	124.795° SE

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