THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 672

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 672 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

672, 1963-038D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-09-28 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00672U 63038D   25180.46659123  .00000167  00000-0  18332-3 0  9991
2 00672  89.9961 336.3039 0028159  51.7368  10.1127 13.68426123 53603

Epoch: 2025-06-29T11:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T11:11:53.482Z)

Latitude

61.99456°

Longitude

-109.45199°

Altitude

995.467 km

Speed

7.37 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 25m 14s

True Declination

61° 51' 23"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.62886°

Longitude

-109.45565°

Altitude

992.165 km

Speed

7.371 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 26m 12s

Apparent Declination

29° 18' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:23:48

Azimuth

57.947° ENE

Elevation

7.717°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,023.032 km

Perigee altitude

981.467 km

Semi-major axis

7,380.387 km

Eccentricity

0.00282

Inclination

89.9961°

RAAN

336.3039°

Arg. of periapsis

51.7368°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

10.1127°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42314 °/min

Orbital period

105.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00018332

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TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 12943 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 19062 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 20470 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 27479 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 38521

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.
11 mins	2025-07-01 10:22:38.415Z	163.664° S	2025-07-01 10:28:38.415Z	76.606° E	42.176°	2025-07-01 10:33:38.415Z	5.645° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-01 12:11:38.415Z	253.964° W	2025-07-01 12:13:38.415Z	276.076° WNW	16.886°	2025-07-01 12:17:38.415Z	318.696° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-01 21:25:38.415Z	40.013° NE	2025-07-01 21:29:38.415Z	87.388° E	21.036°	2025-07-01 21:33:38.415Z	128.9° SE
10 mins	2025-07-01 23:09:38.415Z	348.808° N	2025-07-01 23:14:38.415Z	273.736° WNW	38.503°	2025-07-01 23:19:38.415Z	206.21° SW

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