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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   648U 61015GZ  25196.23257118  .00000966  00000-0  12525-2 0  9991
2   648  65.8742 120.8137 0192860  25.7715 123.8702 13.59208395153699

Epoch: 2025-07-15T05:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T05:34:54.149Z)

Latitude

25.90527°

Longitude

-88.74038°

Altitude

1,122.387 km

Speed

7.254 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 13m 15s

True Declination

25° 46' 37"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-23.71405°

Longitude

90.96712°

Altitude

955.542 km

Speed

7.418 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 13m 05s

Apparent Declination

-63° 29' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:12:38

Azimuth

209.52° SW

Elevation

-29.01°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,180.103 km

Perigee altitude

894.083 km

Semi-major axis

7,415.23 km

Eccentricity

0.01929

Inclination

65.8742°

RAAN

120.8137°

Arg. of periapsis

25.7715°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

123.8702°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39904 °/min

Orbital period

105.91 mins

BSTAR

0.0012525

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-15 20:52:19.688Z	213.987° SW	2025-07-15 20:57:19.688Z	264.888° W	44.281°	2025-07-15 21:03:19.688Z	28.155° NE
6 mins	2025-07-15 22:45:19.688Z	296.327° NW	2025-07-15 22:47:19.688Z	318.477° NNW	15.514°	2025-07-15 22:51:19.688Z	359.975° N
10 mins	2025-07-16 04:20:19.688Z	356.266° N	2025-07-16 04:24:19.688Z	42.057° NE	25.468°	2025-07-16 04:30:19.688Z	103.435° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-16 06:09:19.688Z	319.29° NNW	2025-07-16 06:14:19.688Z	235.246° WSW	41.572°	2025-07-16 06:20:19.688Z	167.01° S
10 mins	2025-07-16 19:49:19.688Z	177.419° S	2025-07-16 19:53:19.688Z	124.382° SE	33.808°	2025-07-16 19:59:19.688Z	43.429° NE

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