THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 652

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 652 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

652, 1961-015HD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00652U 61015HD  25186.60234029  .00001031  00000-0  53474-3 0  9995
2 00652  66.7060 275.2659 0081043 247.4984 111.7514 14.17151016244726

Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:27:22.201Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

134.58539°

Altitude

859.171 km

Speed

7.412 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 21m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

66.48574°

Longitude

-146.33791°

Altitude

900.984 km

Speed

7.38 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 19m 56s

Apparent Declination

18° 52' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:34:29

Azimuth

347.537° N

Elevation

-30.261°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

891.832 km

Perigee altitude

774.943 km

Semi-major axis

7,211.525 km

Eccentricity

0.0081

Inclination

66.706°

RAAN

275.2659°

Arg. of periapsis

247.4984°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

111.7514°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.54407 °/min

Orbital period

101.58 mins

BSTAR

0.00053474

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-06 07:31:26.162Z	204.46° SW	2025-07-06 07:36:26.162Z	62.096° ENE	44.578°	2025-07-06 07:41:26.162Z	30.595° NE
6 mins	2025-07-06 09:18:26.162Z	283.004° WNW	2025-07-06 09:21:26.162Z	318.323° NNW	17.973°	2025-07-06 09:24:26.162Z	352.834° N
10 mins	2025-07-06 16:25:26.162Z	337.479° NNW	2025-07-06 16:30:26.162Z	83.129° E	42.511°	2025-07-06 16:35:26.162Z	141.805° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-06 18:11:26.162Z	284.626° WNW	2025-07-06 18:13:26.162Z	261.54° W	16.189°	2025-07-06 18:16:26.162Z	225.689° WSW

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