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

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00656U 61015HH  25132.71441858  .00000251  00000-0  61088-3 0  9995
2 00656  66.2902 302.0378 0669003 317.6149  37.4978 12.72099408916042

Epoch: 2025-05-12T17:08Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T17:08:45.765Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

174.12355°

Altitude

977.82 km

Speed

7.549 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 08m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-50.59209°

Longitude

25.01718°

Altitude

1,269.004 km

Speed

7.278 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 07m 16s

Apparent Declination

-55° 41' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:04:33

Azimuth

226.636° WSW

Elevation

-56.312°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,890.414 km

Perigee altitude

853.45 km

Semi-major axis

7,750.069 km

Eccentricity

0.0669003

Inclination

66.2902°

RAAN

302.0378°

Arg. of periapsis

317.6149°

True anomaly

42.48868°

Mean anomaly

37.4978°

Eccentric anomaly

39.9596°

Mean motion

3.18115 °/min

BSTAR

0.00061088

Orbital period

113.17 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.
14 mins	2025-05-13 12:06:45.056Z	177.733° S	2025-05-13 12:12:45.056Z	111.247° ESE	36.168°	2025-05-13 12:20:45.056Z	39.759° NE
14 mins	2025-05-13 14:03:45.056Z	248.76° W	2025-05-13 14:09:45.056Z	314.014° NW	33.694°	2025-05-13 14:17:45.056Z	20.256° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-13 16:06:45.056Z	319.792° NNW	2025-05-13 16:09:45.056Z	341.601° N	15.565°	2025-05-13 16:14:45.056Z	13.6° NNE
9 mins	2025-05-13 18:07:45.056Z	347.63° N	2025-05-13 18:11:45.056Z	12.458° NNE	14.621°	2025-05-13 18:16:45.056Z	41.658° NE
17 mins	2025-05-13 20:04:45.056Z	343.85° N	2025-05-13 20:12:45.056Z	39.435° NE	29.09°	2025-05-13 20:21:45.056Z	99.573° ESE
20 mins	2025-05-13 22:01:45.056Z	329.013° NNW	2025-05-13 22:10:45.056Z	293.466° NW	44.787°	2025-05-13 22:21:45.056Z	156.161° SSE
13 mins	2025-05-14 00:00:45.056Z	299.327° NW	2025-05-14 00:06:45.056Z	262.078° W	21.316°	2025-05-14 00:13:45.056Z	219.09° SW

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