THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 956

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 956 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

956, 1964-083B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00956U 64083B   25242.75934229  .00000332  00000-0  38225-3 0  9998
2 00956  89.9373 170.9647 0023230 159.8093 266.1889 13.67360459 16438

Epoch: 2025-08-30T18:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T18:13:27.173Z)

Latitude

65.81332°

Longitude

-81.44867°

Altitude

1,021.705 km

Speed

7.346 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 24m 24s

True Declination

65° 41' 21"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

20:15:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,023.241 km

Perigee altitude

988.933 km

Semi-major axis

7,384.224 km

Eccentricity

0.00232

Inclination

89.9373°

RAAN

170.9647°

Arg. of periapsis

159.8093°

True anomaly

265.92334°

Mean anomaly

266.1889°

Eccentric anomaly

266.05612°

Mean motion

3.42047 °/min

Orbital period

105.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00038225

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB 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.
10 mins	2025-08-31 06:47:26.060Z	21.851° NNE	2025-08-31 06:52:26.060Z	78.692° E	29.346°	2025-08-31 06:57:26.060Z	144.058° SSE
9 mins	2025-08-31 08:33:26.060Z	337.848° N	2025-08-31 08:37:26.060Z	288.635° WNW	29.192°	2025-08-31 08:42:26.060Z	223.681° SW
9 mins	2025-08-31 18:37:26.060Z	127.695° SE	2025-08-31 18:41:26.060Z	80.357° E	26.153°	2025-08-31 18:46:26.060Z	22.385° NNE
10 mins	2025-08-31 20:22:26.060Z	213.219° SW	2025-08-31 20:26:26.060Z	271.181° WNW	33.533°	2025-08-31 20:32:26.060Z	343.312° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 956

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T18:13:27.173Z)

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Orbital elements

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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