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

11 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 11 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00659U 61015HL  25189.86450167  .00000403  00000-0  12293-2 0  9991
2 00659  67.1616  48.0571 0581827 142.6493 244.3663 12.66598697947540

Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:44:52.944Z)

Latitude

19.47716°

Longitude

178.30772°

Altitude

1,613.664 km

Speed

6.967 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 46m 19s

True Declination

19° 22' 51"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-67.15198°

Longitude

84.76423°

Altitude

1,694.596 km

Speed

6.903 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 18m 52s

Apparent Declination

-77° 13' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:38:43

Azimuth

168.661° S

Elevation

-49.885°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,846.491 km

Perigee altitude

942.051 km

Semi-major axis

7,772.408 km

Eccentricity

0.05818

Inclination

67.1616°

RAAN

48.0571°

Arg. of periapsis

142.6493°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

244.3663°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16745 °/min

Orbital period

113.66 mins

BSTAR

0.0012293

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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.
16 mins	2025-07-09 15:40:13.096Z	191.084° SSW	2025-07-09 15:48:13.096Z	128.937° SE	41.972°	2025-07-09 15:56:13.096Z	35.113° NE
12 mins	2025-07-09 17:40:13.096Z	257.678° W	2025-07-09 17:46:13.096Z	312.111° NW	28.062°	2025-07-09 17:52:13.096Z	9.608° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-09 23:45:13.096Z	9.994° NNE	2025-07-09 23:48:13.096Z	45.9° ENE	19.355°	2025-07-09 23:52:13.096Z	89.008° E
10 mins	2025-07-10 01:41:13.096Z	323.505° NNW	2025-07-10 01:45:13.096Z	262.71° W	42.665°	2025-07-10 01:51:13.096Z	164.051° S

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