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

20 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 20 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00657U 61015HJ  25182.03640576  .00000223  00000-0  60693-3 0  9994
2 00657  66.2256  45.9330 0341980 206.9087 270.3297 13.11654974 58563

Epoch: 2025-07-01T00:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T00:52:25.457Z)

Latitude

57.29281°

Longitude

-109.55245°

Altitude

1,232.886 km

Speed

7.24 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 11m 33s

True Declination

57° 08' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.16039°

Longitude

141.00072°

Altitude

1,450.992 km

Speed

7.034 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 53m 06s

Apparent Declination

21° 20' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:21:43

Azimuth

300.323° NW

Elevation

-2.049°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,474.96 km

Perigee altitude

955.601 km

Semi-major axis

7,593.417 km

Eccentricity

0.0342

Inclination

66.2256°

RAAN

45.933°

Arg. of periapsis

206.9087°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

270.3297°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.2801 °/min

Orbital period

109.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00060693

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-01 22:45:35.149Z	358.97° N	2025-07-01 22:48:35.149Z	21.907° NNE	12.178°	2025-07-01 22:50:35.149Z	38.122° NE
12 mins	2025-07-02 00:38:35.149Z	345.839° N	2025-07-02 00:44:35.149Z	53.54° ENE	32.334°	2025-07-02 00:50:35.149Z	116.233° SE
11 mins	2025-07-02 02:31:35.149Z	315.052° NNW	2025-07-02 02:37:35.149Z	246.761° WSW	34.005°	2025-07-02 02:42:35.149Z	185.854° SSW
12 mins	2025-07-02 14:48:35.149Z	147.898° SSE	2025-07-02 14:54:35.149Z	99.007° ESE	23.244°	2025-07-02 15:00:35.149Z	54.345° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-02 16:39:35.149Z	216.046° SW	2025-07-02 16:46:35.149Z	299.275° NW	44.32°	2025-07-02 16:54:35.149Z	27.221° NE
11 mins	2025-07-02 18:35:35.149Z	278.083° WNW	2025-07-02 18:41:35.149Z	325.891° NNW	21.44°	2025-07-02 18:46:35.149Z	6.399° NNE

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