THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 648

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 648 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

648, 1961-015GZ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00648U 61015GZ  25193.29240150  .00000957  00000-0  12419-2 0  9994
2 00648  65.8740 127.8776 0192641  27.1869 137.2310 13.59202273152777

Epoch: 2025-07-12T07:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T07:01:03.489Z)

Latitude

12.83338°

Longitude

-93.64508°

Altitude

1,145.958 km

Speed

7.229 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 08m 12s

True Declination

12° 45' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-53.10825°

Longitude

53.04947°

Altitude

1,049.491 km

Speed

7.331 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 23m 07s

Apparent Declination

-52° 30' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:36:22

Azimuth

130.186° SE

Elevation

-64.056°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,179.964 km

Perigee altitude

894.267 km

Semi-major axis

7,415.253 km

Eccentricity

0.01926

Inclination

65.874°

RAAN

127.8776°

Arg. of periapsis

27.1869°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

137.231°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39902 °/min

Orbital period

105.91 mins

BSTAR

0.0012419

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

TRANSIT 4A, 116

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	2025-07-13 21:12:39.553Z	208.987° SW	2025-07-13 21:16:39.553Z	17.792° NNE	44.995°	2025-07-13 21:21:39.553Z	30.278° NE
5 mins	2025-07-13 23:04:39.553Z	298.227° NW	2025-07-13 23:06:39.553Z	322.311° NNW	17.058°	2025-07-13 23:09:39.553Z	355.322° N
9 mins	2025-07-14 04:39:39.553Z	0.267° NNE	2025-07-14 04:43:39.553Z	46.874° ENE	23.51°	2025-07-14 04:48:39.553Z	96.758° ESE
12 mins	2025-07-14 06:27:39.553Z	323.735° NNW	2025-07-14 06:32:39.553Z	271.775° WNW	42.884°	2025-07-14 06:39:39.553Z	161.894° S

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