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 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.079 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00956U 64083B   26305.86663664  .00000216  00000-0  24435-3 0  9992
2 00956  89.9265 167.9828 0022397 336.8054  36.2752 13.67615402 74948

Epoch: 2026-11-01T20:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-01T20:47:57.405Z)

Latitude

13.19593°

Longitude

174.8589°

Altitude

997.052 km

Speed

7.361 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 11m 59s

True Declination

13° 07' 20"

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

01:33:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,021.705 km

Perigee altitude

988.632 km

Semi-major axis

7,383.306 km

Eccentricity

0.00224

Inclination

89.9265°

RAAN

167.9828°

Arg. of periapsis

336.8054°

True anomaly

36.42739°

Mean anomaly

36.2752°

Eccentric anomaly

36.35126°

Mean motion

3.42111 °/min

Orbital period

105.23 mins

BSTAR

0.00024435

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

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TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38526 (Decayed)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 966 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 28248 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5540 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 43290 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 2798 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 41927 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1608

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 967

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5444 (Decayed)

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5), 965

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1099

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 953

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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	2026-11-02 14:24:57.573Z	135.126° SSE	2026-11-02 14:29:57.573Z	72.988° E	32.831°	2026-11-02 14:34:57.573Z	18.134° NNE
9 mins	2026-11-02 16:10:57.573Z	220.756° SW	2026-11-02 16:14:57.573Z	280.583° WNW	36.281°	2026-11-02 16:19:57.573Z	338.687° N
11 mins	2026-11-03 03:10:57.573Z	4.941° NNE	2026-11-03 03:15:57.573Z	57.113° ENE	79.467°	2026-11-03 03:21:57.573Z	179.533° S
4 mins	2026-11-03 04:58:57.573Z	305.109° NW	2026-11-03 04:59:57.573Z	294.818° NW	15.041°	2026-11-03 05:02:57.573Z	264.464° W

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 956

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-01T20:47:57.405Z)

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