THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 653

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 653 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

653, 1961-015HE

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00653U 61015HE  25133.79405286  .00000744  00000-0  84554-3 0  9996
2 00653  67.4519   5.8272 0163938 296.3157 137.5634 13.69690552163178

Epoch: 2025-05-13T19:03Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T19:03:26.167Z)

Latitude

63.31294°

Longitude

-96.55672°

Altitude

1,100.955 km

Speed

7.263 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 04m 21s

True Declination

63° 10' 52"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-43.54561°

Longitude

-176.21614°

Altitude

900.275 km

Speed

7.46 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 42m 38s

Apparent Declination

-52° 15' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:57:46

Azimuth

127.072° SE

Elevation

-54.76°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,119.958 km

Perigee altitude

878.079 km

Semi-major axis

7,377.155 km

Eccentricity

0.0163938

Inclination

67.4519°

RAAN

5.8272°

Arg. of periapsis

296.3157°

True anomaly

138.81203°

Mean anomaly

137.5634°

Eccentric anomaly

138.1896°

Mean motion

3.42539 °/min

BSTAR

0.00084554

Orbital period

105.1 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.
10 mins	2025-05-14 15:49:53.768Z	157.054° SSE	2025-05-14 15:54:53.768Z	99.874° ESE	24.961°	2025-05-14 15:59:53.768Z	50.579° ENE
11 mins	2025-05-14 17:37:53.768Z	234.972° WSW	2025-05-14 17:41:53.768Z	294.069° NW	38.324°	2025-05-14 17:48:53.768Z	20.152° NNE
4 mins	2025-05-14 19:30:53.768Z	316.319° NNW	2025-05-14 19:31:53.768Z	325.584° NNW	12.689°	2025-05-14 19:34:53.768Z	351.915° N
11 mins	2025-05-15 01:01:53.768Z	352.696° N	2025-05-15 01:06:53.768Z	48.131° ENE	29.157°	2025-05-15 01:12:53.768Z	111.58° ESE
12 mins	2025-05-15 02:49:53.768Z	318.865° NNW	2025-05-15 02:54:53.768Z	262.127° W	37.953°	2025-05-15 03:01:53.768Z	175.685° S

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