THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 953
Orbit data source: Space-Track
THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 953 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sun, 13 Dec 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Aerojet
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
ABLESTAR, Unknown motor
Mass
~600 kg wet, 600 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 953U 64083A 25312.65991676 .00000076 00000-0 90524-4 0 9997
2 953 90.0308 192.3451 0031915 5.6261 21.7524 13.58817939 18636Epoch: 2025-11-08T15:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-08T15:50:16.808Z)
Latitude
27.55227°
Longitude
-93.32727°
Altitude
1,021.45 km
Speed
7.354 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 49m 18s
True Declination
27° 24' 59"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:40:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,060.693 km
Perigee altitude
1,013.362 km
Semi-major axis
7,415.165 km
Eccentricity
0.00319
Inclination
90.0308°
RAAN
192.3451°
Arg. of periapsis
5.6261°
True anomaly
21.88844°
Mean anomaly
21.7524°
Eccentric anomaly
21.82037°
Mean motion
3.39908 °/min
Orbital period
105.91 mins
BSTAR
0.000090524
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 1964 (1964-12-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-11-09 02:55:42.486Z | 43.682° NE | 2025-11-09 02:58:42.486Z | 72.309° E | 15.508° | 2025-11-09 03:02:42.486Z | 111.467° ESE |
| 11 mins | 2025-11-09 04:40:42.486Z | 357.569° N | 2025-11-09 04:45:42.486Z | 266.926° W | 44.184° | 2025-11-09 04:51:42.486Z | 190.917° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-11-09 14:51:42.486Z | 88.644° E | 2025-11-09 14:53:42.486Z | 68.237° E | 14.039° | 2025-11-09 14:56:42.486Z | 39.701° NE |
| 11 mins | 2025-11-09 16:33:42.486Z | 180.249° SSW | 2025-11-09 16:38:42.486Z | 312.104° NW | 44.576° | 2025-11-09 16:44:42.486Z | 356.219° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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