THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 669
Orbit data source: Space-Track
THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 669 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 28 Sep 1963 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Aerojet
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
ABLESTAR, Unknown motor
Mass
~600 kg wet, 600 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 2.4 m
Radar Cross Section
6.048 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00669U 63038A 25256.01614683 .00000047 00000-0 62205-4 0 9990
2 00669 89.9896 334.7644 0026012 188.1508 345.8302 13.46111440 42416Epoch: 2025-09-13T00:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T00:23:15.086Z)
Latitude
6.01324°
Longitude
156.69489°
Altitude
1,070.142 km
Speed
7.327 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 19m 03s
True Declination
5° 58' 44"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:50:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,103.065 km
Perigee altitude
1,064.246 km
Semi-major axis
7,461.792 km
Eccentricity
0.0026
Inclination
89.9896°
RAAN
334.7644°
Arg. of periapsis
188.1508°
True anomaly
345.757°
Mean anomaly
345.8302°
Eccentric anomaly
345.79362°
Mean motion
3.36727 °/min
Orbital period
106.91 mins
BSTAR
0.000062205
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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1963 (1963-09-28 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.THOR ABLESTAR R/B 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. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-09-13 16:12:27.770Z | 41.226° NE | 2025-09-13 16:16:27.770Z | 81.3° E | 17.3° | 2025-09-13 16:20:27.770Z | 119.21° SE |
| 11 mins | 2025-09-13 17:58:27.770Z | 355.091° N | 2025-09-13 18:03:27.770Z | 281.075° WNW | 43.1° | 2025-09-13 18:09:27.770Z | 194.96° SSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-14 04:13:27.770Z | 107.637° ESE | 2025-09-14 04:17:27.770Z | 66.604° ENE | 18.514° | 2025-09-14 04:21:27.770Z | 29.735° NE |
| 12 mins | 2025-09-14 05:57:27.770Z | 188.478° SSW | 2025-09-14 06:03:27.770Z | 291.627° WNW | 42.552° | 2025-09-14 06:09:27.770Z | 352.251° N |
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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