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

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   648U 61015GZ  26201.39963287  .00000048  00000-0  14817-3 0  9995
2   648  65.8742 310.9210 0201979 210.3908 212.7920 13.59675630203495

Epoch: 2026-07-20T09:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-20T09:35:28.279Z)

Latitude

53.77178°

Longitude

-93.6715°

Altitude

1,171.56 km

Speed

7.211 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 13m 31s

True Declination

53° 37' 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

14:59:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,185.131 km

Perigee altitude

885.656 km

Semi-major axis

7,413.531 km

Eccentricity

0.0202

Inclination

65.8742°

RAAN

310.921°

Arg. of periapsis

210.3908°

True anomaly

211.56465°

Mean anomaly

212.792°

Eccentric anomaly

212.17574°

Mean motion

3.40021 °/min

Orbital period

105.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00014817

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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.
14 mins	2026-07-21 08:19:05.129Z	185.907° SSW	2026-07-21 08:26:05.129Z	113.147° SE	38.172°	2026-07-21 08:33:05.129Z	39.999° NE
11 mins	2026-07-21 10:10:05.129Z	251.976° W	2026-07-21 10:15:05.129Z	305.355° NW	30.953°	2026-07-21 10:21:05.129Z	12.959° NNE
6 mins	2026-07-21 15:50:05.129Z	7.814° NNE	2026-07-21 15:53:05.129Z	37.291° NE	15.241°	2026-07-21 15:56:05.129Z	66.069° ENE
11 mins	2026-07-21 17:38:05.129Z	337.356° NNW	2026-07-21 17:43:05.129Z	48.686° ENE	42.186°	2026-07-21 17:49:05.129Z	137.918° SSE
7 mins	2026-07-21 19:28:05.129Z	293.07° NW	2026-07-21 19:31:05.129Z	261.576° W	19.354°	2026-07-21 19:35:05.129Z	216.241° SW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 648

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-20T09:35:28.279Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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