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 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   659U 61015HL  26048.26438632  .00000453  00000-0  13500-2 0  9990
2   659  67.1639 333.0881 0586551   2.8892 156.1856 12.66782597975836

Epoch: 2026-02-17T06:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T06:20:42.978Z)

Latitude

16.89414°

Longitude

-96.65131°

Altitude

1,817.649 km

Speed

6.785 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 43m 05s

True Declination

16° 48' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

21:37:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,849.365 km

Perigee altitude

937.671 km

Semi-major axis

7,771.655 km

Eccentricity

0.05866

Inclination

67.1639°

RAAN

333.0881°

Arg. of periapsis

2.8892°

True anomaly

158.72771°

Mean anomaly

156.1856°

Eccentric anomaly

157.47314°

Mean motion

3.16791 °/min

Orbital period

113.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00135

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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.
6 mins	2026-02-17 18:54:25.808Z	127.633° SE	2026-02-17 18:57:25.808Z	96.656° ESE	14.999°	2026-02-17 19:00:25.808Z	68.313° E
11 mins	2026-02-17 20:48:25.808Z	217.457° SW	2026-02-17 20:53:25.808Z	336.462° NNW	43.347°	2026-02-17 20:59:25.808Z	25.269° NE
7 mins	2026-02-17 22:48:25.808Z	296.91° NW	2026-02-17 22:51:25.808Z	326.107° NNW	16.273°	2026-02-17 22:55:25.808Z	0.907° NNE
8 mins	2026-02-18 02:51:25.808Z	6.394° NNE	2026-02-18 02:54:25.808Z	28.597° NE	15.484°	2026-02-18 02:59:25.808Z	62.101° ENE
16 mins	2026-02-18 04:47:25.808Z	345.413° N	2026-02-18 04:54:25.808Z	58.791° ENE	38.075°	2026-02-18 05:03:25.808Z	127.068° SE
16 mins	2026-02-18 06:44:25.808Z	314.394° NW	2026-02-18 06:51:25.808Z	250.714° W	35.935°	2026-02-18 07:00:25.808Z	185.144° SSW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T06:20:42.978Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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