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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00956U 64083B   25310.58636127  .00000413  00000-0  47803-3 0  9993
2 00956  89.9319 170.5236 0022759 328.1176  60.5230 13.67413874 25702

Epoch: 2025-11-06T14:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-06T14:04:21.613Z)

Latitude

28.91146°

Longitude

-86.57159°

Altitude

1,004.283 km

Speed

7.356 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 22m 14s

True Declination

28° 46' 16"

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

01:03:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,022.7 km

Perigee altitude

989.089 km

Semi-major axis

7,384.032 km

Eccentricity

0.00228

Inclination

89.9319°

RAAN

170.5236°

Arg. of periapsis

328.1176°

True anomaly

60.75036°

Mean anomaly

60.523°

Eccentric anomaly

60.63665°

Mean motion

3.4206 °/min

Orbital period

105.24 mins

BSTAR

0.00047803

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OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5), 959

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 967

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1608

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 953

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5), 965

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38525 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 41927 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38527 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5540 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5444 (Decayed)

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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.
11 mins	2025-11-07 14:37:47.527Z	152.902° SSE	2025-11-07 14:42:47.527Z	87.555° E	37.814°	2025-11-07 14:48:47.527Z	9.014° NNE
8 mins	2025-11-07 16:24:47.527Z	236.942° WSW	2025-11-07 16:28:47.527Z	284.708° WNW	21.592°	2025-11-07 16:32:47.527Z	327.232° NNW
6 mins	2025-11-08 01:41:47.527Z	53.459° ENE	2025-11-08 01:43:47.527Z	75.566° E	17.512°	2025-11-08 01:47:47.527Z	116.952° SE
11 mins	2025-11-08 03:24:47.527Z	353.968° N	2025-11-08 03:29:47.527Z	271.092° WNW	42.516°	2025-11-08 03:35:47.527Z	195.716° SSW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 956

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-06T14:04:21.613Z)

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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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