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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   653U 61015HE  25150.88912671  .00000671  00000-0  76915-3 0  9997
2   653  67.4509 326.6019 0163652 282.8779 192.0329 13.69715233165907

Epoch: 2025-05-30T21:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-30T21:20:20.547Z)

Latitude

57.2748°

Longitude

-102.12624°

Altitude

1,127.612 km

Speed

7.236 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 06m 23s

True Declination

57° 07' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

56.50524°

Longitude

153.51532°

Altitude

1,104.374 km

Speed

7.259 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 18m 35s

Apparent Declination

13° 52' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:17:08

Azimuth

17.321° NNE

Elevation

-34.512°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,119.657 km

Perigee altitude

878.203 km

Semi-major axis

7,377.067 km

Eccentricity

0.01637

Inclination

67.4509°

RAAN

326.6019°

Arg. of periapsis

282.8779°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

192.0329°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42545 °/min

Orbital period

105.1 mins

BSTAR

0.00076915

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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.
7 mins	2025-06-01 11:26:55.185Z	135.208° SSE	2025-06-01 11:30:55.185Z	97.05° ESE	15.831°	2025-06-01 11:33:55.185Z	69.052° E
11 mins	2025-06-01 13:12:55.185Z	210.928° SW	2025-06-01 13:17:55.185Z	328.927° NNW	44.705°	2025-06-01 13:23:55.185Z	26.419° NE
7 mins	2025-06-01 15:03:55.185Z	288.671° WNW	2025-06-01 15:06:55.185Z	319.523° NNW	18.262°	2025-06-01 15:10:55.185Z	357.815° N
9 mins	2025-06-01 20:37:55.185Z	0.425° NNE	2025-06-01 20:41:55.185Z	40° NE	21.362°	2025-06-01 20:46:55.185Z	90.038° ESE
12 mins	2025-06-01 22:25:55.185Z	329.436° NNW	2025-06-01 22:30:55.185Z	276.644° WNW	44.635°	2025-06-01 22:37:55.185Z	157.824° S
4 mins	2025-06-02 00:16:55.185Z	272.184° WNW	2025-06-02 00:17:55.185Z	263.044° W	12.95°	2025-06-02 00:20:55.185Z	236.519° WSW

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