THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 657

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 657 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

657, 1961-015HJ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 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 22 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00657U 61015HJ  25170.14921337  .00000206  00000-0  57189-3 0  9997
2 00657  66.2245  71.8990 0342408 212.8758 299.7594 13.11648525 57006

Epoch: 2025-06-19T03:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-19T03:34:52.035Z)

Latitude

28.03809°

Longitude

-82.93676°

Altitude

1,097.1 km

Speed

7.365 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 53m 36s

True Declination

27° 54' 08"

Sunlit

Object was in partial shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-58.5391°

Longitude

-25.73373°

Altitude

1,025.412 km

Speed

7.441 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 40m 13s

Apparent Declination

-56° 33' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:54:40

Azimuth

138.559° SSE

Elevation

-62.553°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,475.311 km

Perigee altitude

955.3 km

Semi-major axis

7,593.442 km

Eccentricity

0.03424

Inclination

66.2245°

RAAN

71.899°

Arg. of periapsis

212.8758°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

299.7594°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.28009 °/min

Orbital period

109.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00057189

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

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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.
13 mins	2025-06-20 03:08:59.084Z	340.91° N	2025-06-20 03:15:59.084Z	47.699° ENE	32.963°	2025-06-20 03:21:59.084Z	115.231° SE
11 mins	2025-06-20 05:03:59.084Z	311.948° NW	2025-06-20 05:08:59.084Z	253.821° W	34.008°	2025-06-20 05:14:59.084Z	183.68° SSW
12 mins	2025-06-20 17:19:59.084Z	148.969° SSE	2025-06-20 17:25:59.084Z	100.533° ESE	23.558°	2025-06-20 17:31:59.084Z	54.986° ENE
15 mins	2025-06-20 19:10:59.084Z	216.297° SW	2025-06-20 19:17:59.084Z	288.442° WNW	44.223°	2025-06-20 19:25:59.084Z	26.888° NE
11 mins	2025-06-20 21:07:59.084Z	283.126° WNW	2025-06-20 21:12:59.084Z	324.166° NNW	21.554°	2025-06-20 21:18:59.084Z	10.82° NNE
4 mins	2025-06-21 01:05:59.084Z	9.027° NNE	2025-06-21 01:07:59.084Z	24.935° NE	12.567°	2025-06-21 01:09:59.084Z	40.969° NE

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