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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   656U 61015HH  25150.56063800  .00000506  00000-0  11097-2 0  9992
2   656  66.2882 265.5908 0669806 308.7247  45.5676 12.72107827919304

Epoch: 2025-05-30T13:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-30T13:27:19.123Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

175.44749°

Altitude

1,030.836 km

Speed

7.498 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 42m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-64.55032°

Longitude

58.44614°

Altitude

1,029.616 km

Speed

7.509 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 32m 07s

Apparent Declination

-56° 24' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:03:05

Azimuth

214.016° SW

Elevation

-68.004°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,891 km

Perigee altitude

852.796 km

Semi-major axis

7,750.035 km

Eccentricity

0.06698

Inclination

66.2882°

RAAN

265.5908°

Arg. of periapsis

308.7247°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

45.5676°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.18118 °/min

Orbital period

113.17 mins

BSTAR

0.0011097

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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.
16 mins	2025-06-01 08:57:15.726Z	202.299° SSW	2025-06-01 09:04:15.726Z	116.098° SE	44.678°	2025-06-01 09:13:15.726Z	31.636° NE
13 mins	2025-06-01 10:57:15.726Z	275.321° WNW	2025-06-01 11:02:15.726Z	321.701° NNW	26.394°	2025-06-01 11:10:15.726Z	18.36° NNE
8 mins	2025-06-01 13:00:15.726Z	331.578° NNW	2025-06-01 13:03:15.726Z	350.88° N	14.214°	2025-06-01 13:08:15.726Z	20.38° NNE
12 mins	2025-06-01 15:00:15.726Z	349.095° N	2025-06-01 15:05:15.726Z	20.255° NNE	18.331°	2025-06-01 15:12:15.726Z	61.763° ENE
19 mins	2025-06-01 16:57:15.726Z	341.163° N	2025-06-01 17:06:15.726Z	53.767° ENE	36.666°	2025-06-01 17:16:15.726Z	121.027° SE
19 mins	2025-06-01 18:54:15.726Z	320.909° NNW	2025-06-01 19:03:15.726Z	249.757° W	40.191°	2025-06-01 19:13:15.726Z	175.426° S
4 mins	2025-06-01 20:56:15.726Z	277.36° WNW	2025-06-01 20:58:15.726Z	266.401° W	11.183°	2025-06-01 21:00:15.726Z	255.422° W
12 mins	2025-06-02 07:36:15.726Z	154.532° SSE	2025-06-02 07:41:15.726Z	104.966° ESE	27.16°	2025-06-02 07:48:15.726Z	48.537° ENE

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