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

953, 1964-083A

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)

1964-12-13 (60 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   953U 64083A   25128.73683646  .00000051  00000-0  57091-4 0  9991
2   953  90.0253 191.8069 0031870 177.8303 330.6406 13.58801380994157

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:41Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:41:02.67Z)

Latitude

31.76357°

Longitude

-120.24169°

Altitude

1,023.585 km

Speed

7.353 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 47m 17s

True Declination

31° 36' 55"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

49.38286°

Longitude

59.71505°

Altitude

1,062.005 km

Speed

7.319 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 59m 39s

Apparent Declination

16° 04' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:15:32

Azimuth

304.952° NW

Elevation

-13.536°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,060.721 km

Perigee altitude

1,013.456 km

Semi-major axis

7,415.225 km

Eccentricity

0.003187

Inclination

90.0253°

RAAN

191.8069°

Arg. of periapsis

177.8303°

True anomaly

330.46092°

Mean anomaly

330.6406°

Eccentric anomaly

330.55082°

Mean motion

3.39904 °/min

BSTAR

0.000057091

Orbital period

105.91 mins

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 967

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TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5540 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 28248 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38524 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38525 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38526 (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.
4 mins	2025-05-09 14:48:16.259Z	54.153° ENE	2025-05-09 14:50:16.259Z	73.125° E	12.265°	2025-05-09 14:52:16.259Z	92.539° ESE
11 mins	2025-05-09 16:32:16.259Z	2.225° NNE	2025-05-09 16:37:16.259Z	191.781° SSW	44.957°	2025-05-09 16:43:16.259Z	184.313° SSW
11 mins	2025-05-10 04:25:16.259Z	172.076° S	2025-05-10 04:30:16.259Z	36.171° NE	44.573°	2025-05-10 04:36:16.259Z	359.446° N
5 mins	2025-05-10 06:14:16.259Z	261.732° W	2025-05-10 06:16:16.259Z	281.244° WNW	14.054°	2025-05-10 06:19:16.259Z	310.22° NW

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