THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 649

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 649 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

649, 1961-015HA

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 days 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 4 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00649U 61015HA  25115.91872109  .00000320  00000-0  10856-2 0  9990
2 00649  66.2663 290.5945 0566229 243.2547 276.3180 12.65153974939844

Epoch: 2025-04-25T22:02Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T22:02:57.502Z)

Latitude

24.51802°

Longitude

-85.8242°

Altitude

1,380.092 km

Speed

7.182 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 36m 20s

True Declination

24° 23' 56"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-0.66016°

Longitude

97.19894°

Altitude

1,591.125 km

Speed

6.988 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 01m 11s

Apparent Declination

-17° 58' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:21:59

Azimuth

13.066° NNE

Elevation

-67.596°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,840.723 km

Perigee altitude

959.85 km

Semi-major axis

7,778.423 km

Eccentricity

0.0566229

Inclination

66.2663°

RAAN

290.5945°

Arg. of periapsis

243.2547°

True anomaly

269.83218°

Mean anomaly

276.318°

Eccentric anomaly

273.07843°

Mean motion

3.16378 °/min

BSTAR

0.0010856

Orbital period

113.79 mins

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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.
18 mins	2025-04-30 11:17:43.329Z	170.853° S	2025-04-30 11:26:43.329Z	102.434° ESE	34.22°	2025-04-30 11:35:43.329Z	42.249° NE
19 mins	2025-04-30 13:14:43.329Z	230.46° WSW	2025-04-30 13:23:43.329Z	305.717° NW	40.667°	2025-04-30 13:33:43.329Z	24.287° NE
14 mins	2025-04-30 15:17:43.329Z	291.41° WNW	2025-04-30 15:23:43.329Z	329.338° NNW	20.74°	2025-04-30 15:31:43.329Z	18.75° NNE
9 mins	2025-04-30 17:22:43.329Z	338.627° N	2025-04-30 17:26:43.329Z	2.223° NNE	13.998°	2025-04-30 17:31:43.329Z	32.41° NE
13 mins	2025-04-30 19:22:43.329Z	348.103° N	2025-04-30 19:28:43.329Z	30.294° NE	23.506°	2025-04-30 19:35:43.329Z	83.989° E
16 mins	2025-04-30 21:19:43.329Z	332.069° NNW	2025-04-30 21:28:43.329Z	86.283° E	44.438°	2025-04-30 21:35:43.329Z	145.81° SSE
10 mins	2025-04-30 23:19:43.329Z	298.253° NW	2025-04-30 23:24:43.329Z	259.076° W	21.097°	2025-04-30 23:29:43.329Z	217.868° SW

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