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

9 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 (62 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 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1   703U 63049A   25188.91204573  .00000030  00000-0  31919-4 0  9997
2   703  89.9205  72.9573 0015875 178.1045 192.8231 13.49973629 33263

Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:53:20.751Z)

Latitude

10.83698°

Longitude

178.5214°

Altitude

1,086.094 km

Speed

7.304 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 51m 53s

True Declination

10° 46' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-11.64412°

Longitude

178.48702°

Altitude

1,089.256 km

Speed

7.301 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 37m 15s

Apparent Declination

-25° 10' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:45:47

Azimuth

49.366° ENE

Elevation

-69.433°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,081.228 km

Perigee altitude

1,057.582 km

Semi-major axis

7,447.542 km

Eccentricity

0.00159

Inclination

89.9205°

RAAN

72.9573°

Arg. of periapsis

178.1045°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

192.8231°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37694 °/min

Orbital period

106.61 mins

BSTAR

0.000031919

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-08 15:44:21.614Z	137.859° SSE	2025-07-08 15:49:21.614Z	84.432° E	29.582°	2025-07-08 15:55:21.614Z	16.764° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-08 17:31:21.614Z	215.443° SW	2025-07-08 17:36:21.614Z	280.578° WNW	31.205°	2025-07-08 17:41:21.614Z	337.873° N
4 mins	2025-07-09 02:57:21.614Z	61.535° ENE	2025-07-09 02:58:21.614Z	71.349° E	13.626°	2025-07-09 03:01:21.614Z	100.236° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-09 04:41:21.614Z	0.46° NNE	2025-07-09 04:46:21.614Z	222.509° SW	44.735°	2025-07-09 04:52:21.614Z	186.387° SSW

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