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

4 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 4 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00656U 61015HH  25178.23268146  .00001321  00000-0  26805-2 0  9995
2 00656  66.2874 209.0663 0672970 295.0898  58.1739 12.72223828921833

Epoch: 2025-06-27T05:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T05:35:03.678Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-150.28751°

Altitude

1,126.435 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 56m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-60.25659°

Longitude

71.60618°

Altitude

992.305 km

Speed

7.545 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 45m 20s

Apparent Declination

-51° 20' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:01:47

Azimuth

209.877° SW

Elevation

-76.3°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,892.949 km

Perigee altitude

849.904 km

Semi-major axis

7,749.564 km

Eccentricity

0.0673

Inclination

66.2874°

RAAN

209.0663°

Arg. of periapsis

295.0898°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

58.1739°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.18147 °/min

Orbital period

113.16 mins

BSTAR

0.0026805

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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.
17 mins	2025-07-01 04:03:30.139Z	238.701° WSW	2025-07-01 04:10:30.139Z	301.656° NW	37.355°	2025-07-01 04:20:30.139Z	23.393° NE
12 mins	2025-07-01 06:05:30.139Z	300.87° NW	2025-07-01 06:11:30.139Z	341.568° N	18.489°	2025-07-01 06:17:30.139Z	17.347° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-01 08:08:30.139Z	340.899° N	2025-07-01 08:13:30.139Z	10.341° NNE	15.315°	2025-07-01 08:18:30.139Z	38.712° NE
17 mins	2025-07-01 10:06:30.139Z	343.091° N	2025-07-01 10:14:30.139Z	35.202° NE	27.654°	2025-07-01 10:23:30.139Z	95.133° ESE
20 mins	2025-07-01 12:03:30.139Z	330.49° NNW	2025-07-01 12:13:30.139Z	84.383° E	44.974°	2025-07-01 12:23:30.139Z	151.695° SSE
14 mins	2025-07-01 14:02:30.139Z	303.069° NW	2025-07-01 14:09:30.139Z	257.62° W	22.975°	2025-07-01 14:16:30.139Z	212.87° SW
7 mins	2025-07-02 00:49:30.139Z	112.958° SE	2025-07-02 00:52:30.139Z	90.368° ESE	14.561°	2025-07-02 00:56:30.139Z	64.534° ENE
16 mins	2025-07-02 02:40:30.139Z	198.354° SSW	2025-07-02 02:46:30.139Z	136.279° SSE	44.24°	2025-07-02 02:56:30.139Z	32.295° NE

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