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 shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00656U 61015HH  25344.39418135  .00000737  00000-0  15794-2 0  9997
2 00656  66.2886 229.5545 0662872 214.5313 141.0919 12.72576210942976

Epoch: 2025-12-10T09:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-10T09:27:37.268Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

8.2841°

Altitude

1,785.599 km

Speed

6.801 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 18m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

22:10:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,883.598 km

Perigee altitude

856.394 km

Semi-major axis

7,748.133 km

Eccentricity

0.06629

Inclination

66.2886°

RAAN

229.5545°

Arg. of periapsis

214.5313°

True anomaly

145.56858°

Mean anomaly

141.0919°

Eccentric anomaly

143.35855°

Mean motion

3.18235 °/min

Orbital period

113.12 mins

BSTAR

0.0015794

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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.
12 mins	2025-12-11 01:06:47.210Z	344.03° N	2025-12-11 01:13:47.210Z	34.246° NE	20.516°	2025-12-11 01:18:47.210Z	76.617° E
14 mins	2025-12-11 03:04:47.210Z	333.284° NNW	2025-12-11 03:11:47.210Z	41.259° NE	44.083°	2025-12-11 03:18:47.210Z	144.245° SSE
8 mins	2025-12-11 05:03:47.210Z	292.678° NW	2025-12-11 05:06:47.210Z	266.632° W	18.225°	2025-12-11 05:11:47.210Z	219.497° SW
10 mins	2025-12-11 15:46:47.210Z	123.156° SE	2025-12-11 15:50:47.210Z	99.516° ESE	16.664°	2025-12-11 15:56:47.210Z	64.557° ENE
20 mins	2025-12-11 17:36:47.210Z	194.78° SSW	2025-12-11 17:46:47.210Z	105.801° ESE	43.609°	2025-12-11 17:56:47.210Z	33.689° NE
17 mins	2025-12-11 19:35:47.210Z	253.57° W	2025-12-11 19:43:47.210Z	308.808° NW	32.133°	2025-12-11 19:52:47.210Z	17.543° NNE
9 mins	2025-12-11 21:40:47.210Z	316.834° NNW	2025-12-11 21:44:47.210Z	341.441° N	15.262°	2025-12-11 21:49:47.210Z	13.08° NNE
6 mins	2025-12-11 23:43:47.210Z	353.279° N	2025-12-11 23:46:47.210Z	13.171° NNE	13.377°	2025-12-11 23:49:47.210Z	34.292° NE

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 656

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-10T09:27:37.268Z)

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