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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00893U 64063A   25128.72057419  .00000066  00000-0  82053-4 0  9996
2 00893  90.2270  65.8333 0024564 328.7749  95.7117 13.56285722997209

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:17:37.61Z)

Latitude

64.84795°

Longitude

-60.84139°

Altitude

1,062.358 km

Speed

7.326 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 21m 24s

True Declination

64° 43' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-7.52286°

Longitude

119.62399°

Altitude

1,067.352 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 43m 34s

Apparent Declination

-63° 38' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:12:55

Azimuth

176.507° S

Elevation

-13.732°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,064.499 km

Perigee altitude

1,028.025 km

Semi-major axis

7,424.399 km

Eccentricity

0.0024564

Inclination

90.227°

RAAN

65.8333°

Arg. of periapsis

328.7749°

True anomaly

95.9917°

Mean anomaly

95.7117°

Eccentric anomaly

95.85171°

Mean motion

3.39274 °/min

BSTAR

0.000082053

Orbital period

106.11 mins

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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.
9 mins	2025-05-09 09:30:49.743Z	331.617° NNW	2025-05-09 09:34:49.743Z	292.044° WNW	20.625°	2025-05-09 09:39:49.743Z	240.704° WSW
11 mins	2025-05-09 19:38:49.743Z	155.068° SSE	2025-05-09 19:43:49.743Z	87.984° E	39.567°	2025-05-09 19:49:49.743Z	7.418° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-09 21:26:49.743Z	240.288° WSW	2025-05-09 21:29:49.743Z	273.199° WNW	20.648°	2025-05-09 21:34:49.743Z	326.43° NNW
8 mins	2025-05-10 06:46:49.743Z	39.376° NE	2025-05-10 06:50:49.743Z	82.824° E	20.579°	2025-05-10 06:54:49.743Z	124.243° SE

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