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

11 hours ago

Origin

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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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00956U 64083B   25181.94706891  .00000223  00000-0  25305-3 0  9997
2 00956  89.9324 171.3629 0023160 352.9879  68.9986 13.67332232  8120

Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:43:46.753Z)

Latitude

62.32183°

Longitude

-88.70326°

Altitude

1,013.843 km

Speed

7.354 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 25m 57s

True Declination

62° 11' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-38.90228°

Longitude

91.21949°

Altitude

1,035.692 km

Speed

7.327 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 15m 32s

Apparent Declination

-73° 30' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:40:20

Azimuth

159.51° S

Elevation

-36.282°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,023.291 km

Perigee altitude

989.087 km

Semi-major axis

7,384.326 km

Eccentricity

0.00232

Inclination

89.9324°

RAAN

171.3629°

Arg. of periapsis

352.9879°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

68.9986°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.4204 °/min

Orbital period

105.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00025305

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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	2025-07-01 11:18:57.753Z	11.526° NNE	2025-07-01 11:23:57.753Z	75.519° E	41.001°	2025-07-01 11:29:57.753Z	168.334° S
7 mins	2025-07-01 13:05:57.753Z	318.991° NNW	2025-07-01 13:08:57.753Z	284.975° WNW	19.265°	2025-07-01 13:12:57.753Z	244.123° WSW
10 mins	2025-07-01 23:07:57.753Z	150.898° SSE	2025-07-01 23:12:57.753Z	74.542° E	37.42°	2025-07-01 23:17:57.753Z	11.019° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-02 00:54:57.753Z	240.049° WSW	2025-07-02 00:57:57.753Z	276.297° WNW	21.834°	2025-07-02 01:02:57.753Z	330.188° NNW

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