THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 643

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 643 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 29 Jun 1961 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

643, 1961-015GU

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (64 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00643U 61015GU  25183.94928513  .00000513  00000-0  82544-3 0  9991
2 00643  66.3685 129.3608 0337463 235.0568 121.8353 13.35817100 63330

Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:46:58.235Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-133.60488°

Altitude

1,266.463 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 37m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

50.14115°

Longitude

14.22777°

Altitude

1,217.95 km

Speed

7.209 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 05m 47s

Apparent Declination

85° 46' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:22:50

Azimuth

5.348° NNE

Elevation

39.005°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,376.532 km

Perigee altitude

870.235 km

Semi-major axis

7,501.521 km

Eccentricity

0.03375

Inclination

66.3685°

RAAN

129.3608°

Arg. of periapsis

235.0568°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

121.8353°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.34056 °/min

Orbital period

107.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00082544

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 140 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 141

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 144

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 145

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 146 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 147

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 148

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 149 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 150

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 151 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 152

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 153 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB 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	2025-07-03 06:37:08.256Z	5.39° NNE	2025-07-03 06:39:08.256Z	43.428° NE	37.826°	2025-07-03 06:46:08.256Z	127.971° SE
10 mins	2025-07-03 08:25:08.256Z	306.908° NW	2025-07-03 08:30:08.256Z	253.998° W	28.333°	2025-07-03 08:35:08.256Z	197.962° SSW
11 mins	2025-07-03 20:28:08.256Z	144.459° SSE	2025-07-03 20:33:08.256Z	98.757° ESE	23.248°	2025-07-03 20:39:08.256Z	52.905° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-03 22:16:08.256Z	217.373° SW	2025-07-03 22:23:08.256Z	304.882° NW	43.96°	2025-07-03 22:31:08.256Z	26.697° NE
10 mins	2025-07-04 00:11:08.256Z	284.962° WNW	2025-07-04 00:16:08.256Z	327.692° NNW	20.567°	2025-07-04 00:21:08.256Z	7.358° NNE
12 mins	2025-07-04 05:54:08.256Z	346.81° N	2025-07-04 06:00:08.256Z	49.719° ENE	30.999°	2025-07-04 06:06:08.256Z	112.051° ESE

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