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

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

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00659U 61015HL  25243.57769527 -.00000021  00000-0  82222-4 0  9991
2 00659  67.1624 303.4915 0579127 109.2321   6.2907 12.66617618954345

Epoch: 2025-08-31T13:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T13:51:52.871Z)

Latitude

55.82463°

Longitude

-102.57042°

Altitude

957.003 km

Speed

7.588 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 41m 34s

True Declination

55° 40' 08"

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

09:57:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,844.31 km

Perigee altitude

944.077 km

Semi-major axis

7,772.33 km

Eccentricity

0.05791

Inclination

67.1624°

RAAN

303.4915°

Arg. of periapsis

109.2321°

True anomaly

7.07402°

Mean anomaly

6.2907°

Eccentric anomaly

6.67648°

Mean motion

3.1675 °/min

Orbital period

113.65 mins

BSTAR

0.000082222

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

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

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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.
12 mins	2025-09-01 04:32:59.880Z	165.482° S	2025-09-01 04:38:59.880Z	111.135° ESE	28.621°	2025-09-01 04:44:59.880Z	49.226° ENE
12 mins	2025-09-01 06:29:59.880Z	235.385° WSW	2025-09-01 06:35:59.880Z	306.97° NW	36.541°	2025-09-01 06:41:59.880Z	17.114° NNE
11 mins	2025-09-01 14:29:59.880Z	340.586° N	2025-09-01 14:34:59.880Z	64.728° ENE	41.267°	2025-09-01 14:40:59.880Z	138.481° SSE
6 mins	2025-09-01 16:28:59.880Z	279.926° WNW	2025-09-01 16:30:59.880Z	256.683° W	18.283°	2025-09-01 16:34:59.880Z	216.115° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T13:51:52.871Z)

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Orbital elements

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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