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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1    59U 60013B   25345.16699595  .00000137  00000-0  61169-4 0  9991
2    59  28.2503   9.6411 0188899 177.2169 182.9461 13.53154723217682

Epoch: 2025-12-11T04:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T04:00:28.450Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-130.60424°

Altitude

1,199.347 km

Speed

7.188 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 38m 33s

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

10:15:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,205.206 km

Perigee altitude

924.021 km

Semi-major axis

7,442.75 km

Eccentricity

0.01889

Inclination

28.2503°

RAAN

9.6411°

Arg. of periapsis

177.2169°

True anomaly

182.83741°

Mean anomaly

182.9461°

Eccentric anomaly

182.8915°

Mean motion

3.3802 °/min

Orbital period

106.5 mins

BSTAR

0.000061169

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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	2025-12-12 05:00:29.158Z	201.363° SSW	2025-12-12 05:05:29.158Z	157.712° S	18.95°	2025-12-12 05:09:29.158Z	121.631° SE
10 mins	2025-12-12 06:53:29.158Z	223.464° SW	2025-12-12 06:58:29.158Z	167.413° S	26.752°	2025-12-12 07:03:29.158Z	118.248° SE
9 mins	2025-12-12 08:46:29.158Z	236.934° WSW	2025-12-12 08:50:29.158Z	194.218° SSW	25.587°	2025-12-12 08:55:29.158Z	137.584° SSE
6 mins	2025-12-12 10:40:29.158Z	230.686° WSW	2025-12-12 10:43:29.158Z	201.513° SSW	15.524°	2025-12-12 10:46:29.158Z	172.146° S

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THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 59

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T04:00:28.450Z)

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