THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 893

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 893 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 06 Oct 1964 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

893, 1964-063A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 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)

1964-10-06 (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 22 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00893U 64063A   25181.83434291  .00000054  00000-0  64185-4 0  9997
2 00893  90.2263  67.0643 0025971 165.1320 239.4107 13.56289903  4356

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:01:27.227Z)

Latitude

44.37433°

Longitude

-152.65788°

Altitude

1,065.788 km

Speed

7.318 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 27m 22s

True Declination

44° 12' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

46.46015°

Longitude

27.82014°

Altitude

1,039.503 km

Speed

7.345 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 55m 11s

Apparent Declination

7° 20' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:22:15

Azimuth

9.093° NNE

Elevation

-42.322°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,065.529 km

Perigee altitude

1,026.965 km

Semi-major axis

7,424.384 km

Eccentricity

0.0026

Inclination

90.2263°

RAAN

67.0643°

Arg. of periapsis

165.132°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

239.4107°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39276 °/min

Orbital period

106.11 mins

BSTAR

0.000064185

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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1964 (1964-10-06 UTC)

OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4), 897

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	2025-07-02 04:16:36.753Z	13.185° NNE	2025-07-02 04:21:36.753Z	76.051° E	39.915°	2025-07-02 04:27:36.753Z	166.304° S
7 mins	2025-07-02 06:04:36.753Z	318.752° NNW	2025-07-02 06:07:36.753Z	283.458° WNW	20.238°	2025-07-02 06:11:36.753Z	242.378° WSW
10 mins	2025-07-02 16:11:36.753Z	152.728° SSE	2025-07-02 16:16:36.753Z	67.915° E	39.281°	2025-07-02 16:21:36.753Z	8.722° NNE

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