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

19 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, 2.4 m

Radar Cross Section

6.048 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00059U 60013B   25221.52058239  .00000138  00000-0  62022-4 0  9998
2 00059  28.2493 284.9754 0188791 219.1735 139.5008 13.53141916200928

Epoch: 2025-08-09T12:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T12:29:38.318Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

139.31067°

Altitude

1,166.948 km

Speed

7.219 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 59m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-27.52665°

Longitude

30.01905°

Altitude

945.026 km

Speed

7.44 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 51m 38s

Apparent Declination

-34° 00' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:43:25

Azimuth

288.093° WNW

Elevation

-75.182°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,205.174 km

Perigee altitude

924.147 km

Semi-major axis

7,442.797 km

Eccentricity

0.01888

Inclination

28.2493°

RAAN

284.9754°

Arg. of periapsis

219.1735°

True anomaly

140.88087°

Mean anomaly

139.5008°

Eccentric anomaly

140.1933°

Mean motion

3.38017 °/min

Orbital period

106.5 mins

BSTAR

0.000062022

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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.
11 mins	2025-08-10 08:12:45.550Z	211.987° SW	2025-08-10 08:17:45.550Z	167.527° S	23.377°	2025-08-10 08:23:45.550Z	113.616° SE
11 mins	2025-08-10 10:05:45.550Z	232.843° WSW	2025-08-10 10:10:45.550Z	182.217° SSW	28.879°	2025-08-10 10:16:45.550Z	120.957° SE
9 mins	2025-08-10 11:59:45.550Z	236.907° WSW	2025-08-10 12:03:45.550Z	195.337° SSW	24.608°	2025-08-10 12:08:45.550Z	144.299° SSE
4 mins	2025-08-10 13:54:45.550Z	221.556° SW	2025-08-10 13:56:45.550Z	203.946° SW	12.635°	2025-08-10 13:58:45.550Z	186.525° SSW
9 mins	2025-08-11 07:12:45.550Z	196.577° SSW	2025-08-11 07:16:45.550Z	160.781° S	19.932°	2025-08-11 07:21:45.550Z	117.605° SE

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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