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 shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   956U 64083B   26035.65999959  .00000335  00000-0  38466-3 0  9999
2   956  89.9329 169.8921 0024064  59.8480 316.9676 13.67483547 38016

Epoch: 2026-02-04T15:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T15:50:23.964Z)

Latitude

16.60967°

Longitude

157.48877°

Altitude

997.99 km

Speed

7.36 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 19m 38s

True Declination

16° 31' 08"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

07:13:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,023.412 km

Perigee altitude

987.875 km

Semi-major axis

7,383.781 km

Eccentricity

0.00241

Inclination

89.9329°

RAAN

169.8921°

Arg. of periapsis

59.848°

True anomaly

316.77901°

Mean anomaly

316.9676°

Eccentric anomaly

316.87335°

Mean motion

3.42078 °/min

Orbital period

105.24 mins

BSTAR

0.00038466

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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.
6 mins	2026-02-05 07:43:33.613Z	101.767° ESE	2026-02-05 07:46:33.613Z	70.297° E	15.814°	2026-02-05 07:49:33.613Z	39.556° NE
10 mins	2026-02-05 09:26:33.613Z	187.616° SSW	2026-02-05 09:30:33.613Z	248.495° W	43.418°	2026-02-05 09:36:33.613Z	353.142° N
10 mins	2026-02-05 20:27:33.613Z	22.211° NNE	2026-02-05 20:32:33.613Z	93.468° ESE	33.104°	2026-02-05 20:37:33.613Z	152.93° SSE
8 mins	2026-02-05 22:13:33.613Z	329.606° NNW	2026-02-05 22:17:33.613Z	276.156° WNW	26.015°	2026-02-05 22:21:33.613Z	230.626° WSW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 956

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T15:50:23.964Z)

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Orbital elements

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB Visibility forecast

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