THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1522

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1522 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Fri, 13 Aug 1965 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

1522, 1965-065L

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)

1965-08-13 (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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 01522U 65065L   25189.82708153  .00000038  00000-0  56103-4 0  9991
2 01522  90.0916 123.8738 0072470 130.9378 284.3555 13.33821634914022

Epoch: 2025-07-08T19:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T19:50:59.844Z)

Latitude

54.58031°

Longitude

-101.02018°

Altitude

1,128.332 km

Speed

7.3 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 14m 58s

True Declination

54° 25' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.86091°

Longitude

79.10836°

Altitude

1,102.974 km

Speed

7.317 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 36m 49s

Apparent Declination

-55° 51' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:14:58

Azimuth

201.379° SSW

Elevation

-11.485°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,183.864 km

Perigee altitude

1,075.049 km

Semi-major axis

7,507.593 km

Eccentricity

0.00725

Inclination

90.0916°

RAAN

123.8738°

Arg. of periapsis

130.9378°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

284.3555°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.33651 °/min

Orbital period

107.9 mins

BSTAR

0.000056103

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1504

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1508

DODECAPOLE 2, 1510

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1511

TEMPSAT 1, 1512

OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514

NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515

CALSPHERE 4(A), 1520

PORCUPINE 2, 1577

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1521

OPS 8464 DEB *, 2335 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB, 3809 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3810

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5265

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	2025-07-09 19:05:12.199Z	142.359° SSE	2025-07-09 19:11:12.199Z	80.759° E	31.488°	2025-07-09 19:17:12.199Z	15.018° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-09 20:54:12.199Z	217.651° SW	2025-07-09 20:59:12.199Z	278.788° WNW	30.347°	2025-07-09 21:04:12.199Z	335.664° NNW
6 mins	2025-07-10 06:26:12.199Z	54.572° ENE	2025-07-10 06:28:12.199Z	75.478° E	16.679°	2025-07-10 06:32:12.199Z	114.596° SE
11 mins	2025-07-10 08:12:12.199Z	354.982° N	2025-07-10 08:17:12.199Z	249.073° W	43.075°	2025-07-10 08:23:12.199Z	193.527° SSW

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