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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1964-12-13 (60 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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00956U 64083B   25114.63964690  .00000455  00000-0  52889-3 0  9996
2 00956  89.9364 171.8126 0024016 180.5367 332.5005 13.67290648998965

Epoch: 2025-04-24T15:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T15:21:05.492Z)

Latitude

27.12617°

Longitude

-91.40088°

Altitude

996.973 km

Speed

7.363 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 27m 07s

True Declination

26° 59' 29"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

68.58324°

Longitude

88.78619°

Altitude

1,027.018 km

Speed

7.342 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 01m 28s

Apparent Declination

20° 16' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:46:53

Azimuth

356.062° N

Elevation

-29.715°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,024.073 km

Perigee altitude

988.604 km

Semi-major axis

7,384.476 km

Eccentricity

0.0024016

Inclination

89.9364°

RAAN

171.8126°

Arg. of periapsis

180.5367°

True anomaly

332.37309°

Mean anomaly

332.5005°

Eccentric anomaly

332.43683°

Mean motion

3.4203 °/min

BSTAR

0.00052889

Orbital period

105.25 mins

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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.
12 mins	2025-04-25 15:46:45.892Z	8.755° NNE	2025-04-25 15:52:45.892Z	92.542° ESE	42.021°	2025-04-25 15:58:45.892Z	171.307° S
6 mins	2025-04-25 17:34:45.892Z	315.02° NNW	2025-04-25 17:36:45.892Z	292.841° NW	17.653°	2025-04-25 17:40:45.892Z	249.903° W
10 mins	2025-04-26 03:36:45.892Z	151.826° SSE	2025-04-26 03:40:45.892Z	97.147° ESE	38.577°	2025-04-26 03:46:45.892Z	8.917° NNE
7 mins	2025-04-26 05:23:45.892Z	244.576° WSW	2025-04-26 05:26:45.892Z	280.731° WNW	21.153°	2025-04-26 05:30:45.892Z	324.36° NNW
6 mins	2025-04-26 14:39:45.892Z	50.222° ENE	2025-04-26 14:42:45.892Z	84.573° E	17.629°	2025-04-26 14:45:45.892Z	116.053° SE

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