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

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)

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 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00893U 64063A   25188.90989303  .00000051  00000-0  59417-4 0  9990
2 00893  90.2256  67.2267 0026663 145.0791 226.1881 13.56290495  5317

Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:50:14.757Z)

Latitude

10.99758°

Longitude

173.50914°

Altitude

1,065.154 km

Speed

7.313 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 28m 43s

True Declination

10° 56' 10"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

73.4686°

Longitude

-5.68213°

Altitude

1,046.157 km

Speed

7.343 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 46m 13s

Apparent Declination

40° 14' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:15:06

Azimuth

342.669° N

Elevation

-7.197°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,066.04 km

Perigee altitude

1,026.449 km

Semi-major axis

7,424.382 km

Eccentricity

0.00267

Inclination

90.2256°

RAAN

67.2267°

Arg. of periapsis

145.0791°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

226.1881°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39276 °/min

Orbital period

106.11 mins

BSTAR

0.000059417

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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	2025-07-08 15:35:36.475Z	148.899° SSE	2025-07-08 15:41:36.475Z	74.987° E	35.192°	2025-07-08 15:46:36.475Z	13.539° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-08 17:23:36.475Z	230.066° WSW	2025-07-08 17:27:36.475Z	278.868° WNW	25.21°	2025-07-08 17:32:36.475Z	332.664° NNW
5 mins	2025-07-09 02:45:36.475Z	56.314° ENE	2025-07-09 02:47:36.475Z	77.762° E	16.05°	2025-07-09 02:50:36.475Z	108.638° ESE
10 mins	2025-07-09 04:29:36.475Z	355.758° N	2025-07-09 04:34:36.475Z	247.578° W	43.154°	2025-07-09 04:39:36.475Z	194.111° SSW

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