THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 05 Dec 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

703, 1963-049A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Aerojet

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ABLESTAR, Unknown motor

Mass

~600 kg wet, 600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-12-05 (61 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 4.8 m

Radar Cross Section

6.048 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00703U 63049A   25128.73777403  .00000054  00000-0  69731-4 0  9997
2 00703  89.9210  73.4304 0016209   6.4991  57.5143 13.49969515 24697

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:42Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:42:23.676Z)

Latitude

64.25342°

Longitude

-58.80925°

Altitude

1,077.056 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 54m 22s

True Declination

64° 07' 28"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-29.51754°

Longitude

121.0685°

Altitude

1,094.466 km

Speed

7.299 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 03m 22s

Apparent Declination

-54° 51' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:14:29

Azimuth

134.303° SE

Elevation

-38.181°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,081.492 km

Perigee altitude

1,057.349 km

Semi-major axis

7,447.558 km

Eccentricity

0.0016209

Inclination

89.921°

RAAN

73.4304°

Arg. of periapsis

6.4991°

True anomaly

57.67115°

Mean anomaly

57.5143°

Eccentric anomaly

57.59271°

Mean motion

3.37693 °/min

BSTAR

0.000069731

Orbital period

106.61 mins

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1963 (1963-12-05 UTC)

TRANSIT 5B-2, 704

TRANSIT 5E 3, 705

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 706

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 715

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 753

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2432

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 2930 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 4586 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6182 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6283 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (Decayed)

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.
12 mins	2025-05-09 08:12:52.716Z	11.282° NNE	2025-05-09 08:18:52.716Z	92.277° ESE	40.558°	2025-05-09 08:24:52.716Z	167.025° S
8 mins	2025-05-09 10:00:52.716Z	327.07° NNW	2025-05-09 10:04:52.716Z	284.409° WNW	20.839°	2025-05-09 10:08:52.716Z	243.424° WSW
10 mins	2025-05-09 20:11:52.716Z	153.872° SSE	2025-05-09 20:15:52.716Z	99.853° ESE	39.721°	2025-05-09 20:21:52.716Z	8.189° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-09 21:59:52.716Z	242.796° WSW	2025-05-09 22:02:52.716Z	275.723° WNW	20.498°	2025-05-09 22:07:52.716Z	327.333° NNW

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