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

12 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 (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 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00953U 64083A   25181.60193755  .00000034  00000-0  33641-4 0  9999
2 00953  90.0213 191.9427 0032704  29.8615  83.3191 13.58805575   837

Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:26:47.404Z)

Latitude

66.52597°

Longitude

-123.61541°

Altitude

1,048.883 km

Speed

7.335 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 47m 57s

True Declination

66° 24' 18"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

33.2611°

Longitude

56.32298°

Altitude

1,020.25 km

Speed

7.357 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 46m 13s

Apparent Declination

0° 51' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:02:37

Azimuth

252.031° W

Elevation

18.988°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,061.324 km

Perigee altitude

1,012.822 km

Semi-major axis

7,415.21 km

Eccentricity

0.00327

Inclination

90.0213°

RAAN

191.9427°

Arg. of periapsis

29.8615°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

83.3191°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39905 °/min

Orbital period

105.91 mins

BSTAR

0.000033641

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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 1964 (1964-12-13 UTC)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 967

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1099

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1608

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 2798 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5444 (Decayed)

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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 02:25:29.753Z	251.757° W	2025-07-01 02:27:29.753Z	276.664° WNW	20.872°	2025-07-01 02:32:29.753Z	329.101° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-01 11:43:29.753Z	43.378° NE	2025-07-01 11:46:29.753Z	76.041° E	19.713°	2025-07-01 11:51:29.753Z	126.731° SE
10 mins	2025-07-01 13:28:29.753Z	349.947° N	2025-07-01 13:33:29.753Z	256.993° W	40.313°	2025-07-01 13:38:29.753Z	201.317° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-01 23:38:29.753Z	98.54° ESE	2025-07-01 23:40:29.753Z	76.15° E	17.923°	2025-07-01 23:44:29.753Z	34.293° NE
10 mins	2025-07-02 01:21:29.753Z	192.488° SSW	2025-07-02 01:25:29.753Z	247.686° W	41.681°	2025-07-02 01:31:29.753Z	350.266° N

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