THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 656

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 656 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

656, 1961-015HH

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00656U 61015HH  25260.69212682  .00001435  00000-0  29376-2 0  9993
2 00656  66.2921  40.6156 0667801 254.8258  97.8003 12.72338300932324

Epoch: 2025-09-17T16:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T16:36:39.757Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

154.58553°

Altitude

1,477.982 km

Speed

7.077 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 42m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:12:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,888.447 km

Perigee altitude

853.476 km

Semi-major axis

7,749.098 km

Eccentricity

0.06678

Inclination

66.2921°

RAAN

40.6156°

Arg. of periapsis

254.8258°

True anomaly

105.27573°

Mean anomaly

97.8003°

Eccentric anomaly

101.54905°

Mean motion

3.18175 °/min

Orbital period

113.15 mins

BSTAR

0.0029376

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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.
17 mins	2025-09-18 09:40:23.151Z	162.868° S	2025-09-18 09:48:23.151Z	104.361° ESE	30.57°	2025-09-18 09:57:23.151Z	44.951° NE
19 mins	2025-09-18 11:36:23.151Z	224.552° SW	2025-09-18 11:44:23.151Z	292.834° NW	42.624°	2025-09-18 11:55:23.151Z	26.383° NE
15 mins	2025-09-18 13:37:23.151Z	284.687° WNW	2025-09-18 13:44:23.151Z	330.853° NNW	23.063°	2025-09-18 13:52:23.151Z	19.062° NNE
10 mins	2025-09-18 15:41:23.151Z	331.895° NNW	2025-09-18 15:46:23.151Z	0.375° NNE	14.832°	2025-09-18 15:51:23.151Z	29.225° NE
14 mins	2025-09-18 17:41:23.151Z	345.622° N	2025-09-18 17:48:23.151Z	31.334° NE	22.401°	2025-09-18 17:55:23.151Z	79.274° E
17 mins	2025-09-18 19:38:23.151Z	334.546° NNW	2025-09-18 19:47:23.151Z	53.613° ENE	42.929°	2025-09-18 19:55:23.151Z	137.674° SSE
14 mins	2025-09-18 21:36:23.151Z	309.785° NW	2025-09-18 21:43:23.151Z	258.427° W	27.07°	2025-09-18 21:50:23.151Z	201.678° SSW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 656

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T16:36:39.757Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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