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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00956U 64083B   25186.43207958  .00000257  00000-0  29431-3 0  9997
2 00956  89.9327 171.3326 0022622 339.4123 186.2356 13.67334494  8735

Epoch: 2025-07-05T10:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T10:22:11.675Z)

Latitude

14.34999°

Longitude

-87.90338°

Altitude

1,028.031 km

Speed

7.331 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 25m 15s

True Declination

14° 16' 14"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-53.58169°

Longitude

-87.79918°

Altitude

1,034.185 km

Speed

7.332 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 10m 03s

Apparent Declination

-47° 08' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:56:00

Azimuth

198.201° SSW

Elevation

-82.334°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,022.885 km

Perigee altitude

989.476 km

Semi-major axis

7,384.318 km

Eccentricity

0.00226

Inclination

89.9327°

RAAN

171.3326°

Arg. of periapsis

339.4123°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

186.2356°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42041 °/min

Orbital period

105.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00029431

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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	2025-07-05 23:42:43.931Z	189.667° SSW	2025-07-05 23:48:43.931Z	290.99° WNW	41.631°	2025-07-05 23:53:43.931Z	350.041° N
10 mins	2025-07-06 10:45:43.931Z	22.049° NNE	2025-07-06 10:49:43.931Z	80.116° E	35.979°	2025-07-06 10:55:43.931Z	158.848° S
9 mins	2025-07-06 12:30:43.931Z	331.324° NNW	2025-07-06 12:34:43.931Z	284.996° WNW	24.118°	2025-07-06 12:39:43.931Z	231.335° WSW
9 mins	2025-07-06 22:34:43.931Z	135.336° SSE	2025-07-06 22:38:43.931Z	75.919° E	31.855°	2025-07-06 22:43:43.931Z	16.145° NNE

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