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   956U 64083B   25128.37064453  .00000374  00000-0  43197-3 0  9992
2   956  89.9348 171.7240 0025418 141.6519 238.1659 13.67302484  1319

Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:53Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:53:43.687Z)

Latitude

19.56945°

Longitude

171.87292°

Altitude

1,021.751 km

Speed

7.337 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 26m 59s

True Declination

19° 27' 54"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-25.93177°

Longitude

171.81145°

Altitude

1,037.085 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 01m 00s

Apparent Declination

-41° 29' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:25:03

Azimuth

249.575° W

Elevation

-49.721°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,025.066 km

Perigee altitude

987.526 km

Semi-major axis

7,384.433 km

Eccentricity

0.0025418

Inclination

89.9348°

RAAN

171.724°

Arg. of periapsis

141.6519°

True anomaly

237.91886°

Mean anomaly

238.1659°

Eccentric anomaly

238.04234°

Mean motion

3.42033 °/min

BSTAR

0.00043197

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.
5 mins	2025-05-09 13:31:45.432Z	49.63° ENE	2025-05-09 13:34:45.432Z	79.068° E	12.897°	2025-05-09 13:36:45.432Z	98.799° ESE
10 mins	2025-05-09 15:15:45.432Z	0.223° NNE	2025-05-09 15:20:45.432Z	215.032° SW	44.467°	2025-05-09 15:25:45.432Z	186.836° SSW
11 mins	2025-05-10 03:03:45.432Z	171.532° S	2025-05-10 03:08:45.432Z	101.542° ESE	44.672°	2025-05-10 03:14:45.432Z	0.105° NNE
5 mins	2025-05-10 04:52:45.432Z	263.487° W	2025-05-10 04:54:45.432Z	283.806° WNW	13.823°	2025-05-10 04:57:45.432Z	312.967° NW

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