THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 655

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 655 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

655, 1961-015HG

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 00655U 61015HG  25128.09572587  .00000086  00000-0  30499-3 0  9992
2 00655  67.2603   6.3586 0368746 239.0341 276.0065 13.09185701 33890

Epoch: 2025-05-08T02:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T02:17:50.715Z)

Latitude

26.76918°

Longitude

-86.41742°

Altitude

1,209.652 km

Speed

7.261 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 36m 51s

True Declination

26° 38' 22"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-66.65454°

Longitude

28.10352°

Altitude

1,025.246 km

Speed

7.447 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 58m 48s

Apparent Declination

-72° 36' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:23:16

Azimuth

163.016° S

Elevation

-52.898°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,505.067 km

Perigee altitude

944.362 km

Semi-major axis

7,602.852 km

Eccentricity

0.0368746

Inclination

67.2603°

RAAN

6.3586°

Arg. of periapsis

239.0341°

True anomaly

271.78763°

Mean anomaly

276.0065°

Eccentric anomaly

273.89863°

Mean motion

3.274 °/min

BSTAR

0.00030499

Orbital period

109.96 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.
15 mins	2025-05-09 16:05:08.305Z	165.651° S	2025-05-09 16:12:08.305Z	105.898° ESE	31.327°	2025-05-09 16:20:08.305Z	43.168° NE
15 mins	2025-05-09 17:58:08.305Z	230.508° WSW	2025-05-09 18:05:08.305Z	303.7° NW	40.089°	2025-05-09 18:13:08.305Z	20.606° NNE
10 mins	2025-05-09 19:56:08.305Z	295.039° NW	2025-05-09 20:01:08.305Z	331.923° NNW	17.376°	2025-05-09 20:06:08.305Z	7.01° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-09 23:53:08.305Z	2.631° NNE	2025-05-09 23:56:08.305Z	25.365° NE	15.661°	2025-05-10 00:01:08.305Z	64.142° ENE
14 mins	2025-05-10 01:45:08.305Z	340.934° N	2025-05-10 01:52:08.305Z	54.57° ENE	38.854°	2025-05-10 01:59:08.305Z	130.081° SE
12 mins	2025-05-10 03:39:08.305Z	310.509° NW	2025-05-10 03:45:08.305Z	252.5° W	28.7°	2025-05-10 03:51:08.305Z	195.595° SSW

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