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, 2.4 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   25221.51475765  .00000025  00000-0  21228-4 0  9996
2 00953  90.0251 192.0453 0029591 269.5613 208.2219 13.58808307  6258

Epoch: 2025-08-09T12:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T12:21:15.06Z)

Latitude

62.46312°

Longitude

-131.46892°

Altitude

1,070.19 km

Speed

7.313 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 48m 22s

True Declination

62° 19' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

3.64695°

Longitude

48.48286°

Altitude

1,044.68 km

Speed

7.329 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 31m 19s

Apparent Declination

-45° 25' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:24:17

Azimuth

217.296° SW

Elevation

-10.011°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,059.005 km

Perigee altitude

1,015.121 km

Semi-major axis

7,415.2 km

Eccentricity

0.00296

Inclination

90.0251°

RAAN

192.0453°

Arg. of periapsis

269.5613°

True anomaly

208.06207°

Mean anomaly

208.2219°

Eccentric anomaly

208.14193°

Mean motion

3.39906 °/min

Orbital period

105.91 mins

BSTAR

0.000021228

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 967

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1608

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 2798 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2025-08-10 00:18:49.914Z	263.125° W	2025-08-10 00:20:49.914Z	281.762° WNW	12.582°	2025-08-10 00:23:49.914Z	309.607° NW
10 mins	2025-08-10 09:35:49.914Z	26.795° NE	2025-08-10 09:39:49.914Z	75.44° E	30.37°	2025-08-10 09:45:49.914Z	148.51° SSE
9 mins	2025-08-10 11:21:49.914Z	336.002° NNW	2025-08-10 11:25:49.914Z	285.139° WNW	29.805°	2025-08-10 11:30:49.914Z	223.909° SW
10 mins	2025-08-10 21:28:49.914Z	133.018° SE	2025-08-10 21:33:49.914Z	70.192° E	28.688°	2025-08-10 21:38:49.914Z	17.898° NNE
10 mins	2025-08-10 23:14:49.914Z	216.896° SW	2025-08-10 23:18:49.914Z	270.05° WNW	31.64°	2025-08-10 23:24:49.914Z	340.746° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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