THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 659 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

659, 1961-015HL

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 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 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00659U 61015HL  25224.60662365 -.00000020  00000-0  85712-4 0  9992
2 00659  67.1643 340.4203 0580790 121.0593 261.5022 12.66618480951943

Epoch: 2025-08-12T14:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T14:33:32.283Z)

Latitude

14.76186°

Longitude

167.07827°

Altitude

1,489.037 km

Speed

7.079 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 07m 02s

True Declination

14° 41' 07"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

8.29695°

Longitude

163.47727°

Altitude

1,541.288 km

Speed

7.031 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 12m 53s

Apparent Declination

-14° 21' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:26:02

Azimuth

58.227° ENE

Elevation

-51.288°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,845.599 km

Perigee altitude

942.781 km

Semi-major axis

7,772.327 km

Eccentricity

0.05808

Inclination

67.1643°

RAAN

340.4203°

Arg. of periapsis

121.0593°

True anomaly

255.00374°

Mean anomaly

261.5022°

Eccentric anomaly

258.24432°

Mean motion

3.1675 °/min

Orbital period

113.65 mins

BSTAR

0.000085712

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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.
10 mins	2025-08-13 07:37:46.639Z	145.342° SSE	2025-08-13 07:42:46.639Z	108.962° ESE	18.616°	2025-08-13 07:47:46.639Z	65.337° ENE
13 mins	2025-08-13 09:32:46.639Z	211.987° SW	2025-08-13 09:39:46.639Z	310.419° NW	44.576°	2025-08-13 09:45:46.639Z	25.73° NE
8 mins	2025-08-13 11:33:46.639Z	284.515° WNW	2025-08-13 11:37:46.639Z	320.376° NNW	17.215°	2025-08-13 11:41:46.639Z	357.871° N
9 mins	2025-08-13 17:34:46.639Z	355.268° N	2025-08-13 17:38:46.639Z	51.091° ENE	29.315°	2025-08-13 17:43:46.639Z	113.334° SE
9 mins	2025-08-13 19:31:46.639Z	305.096° NW	2025-08-13 19:35:46.639Z	245.875° WSW	30.165°	2025-08-13 19:40:46.639Z	188.598° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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