THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1608

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1608 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

1608, 1964-083H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

21 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 21 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 01608U 64083H   25191.13092884  .00000624  00000-0  53669-3 0  9993
2 01608  89.7575  75.1320 0020058  78.4715  74.9974 13.85497794 27548

Epoch: 2025-07-10T03:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T03:08:32.251Z)

Latitude

26.34138°

Longitude

-80.42344°

Altitude

943.977 km

Speed

7.384 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 00m 03s

True Declination

26° 12' 30"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-68.81581°

Longitude

-79.70451°

Altitude

984.971 km

Speed

7.351 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 29m 48s

Apparent Declination

-67° 32' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:40:13

Azimuth

157.72° S

Elevation

-57.119°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

956.131 km

Perigee altitude

926.768 km

Semi-major axis

7,319.587 km

Eccentricity

0.00201

Inclination

89.7575°

RAAN

75.132°

Arg. of periapsis

78.4715°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

74.9974°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.46588 °/min

Orbital period

103.87 mins

BSTAR

0.00053669

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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 1964 (1964-12-13 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 953

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 956

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5), 959

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5), 965

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 966 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 967

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1099

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 2798 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5444 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5540 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 28248 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38524 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38525 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38526 (Decayed)

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.
7 mins	2025-07-11 03:17:00.047Z	42.629° NE	2025-07-11 03:20:00.047Z	75.956° E	17.606°	2025-07-11 03:24:00.047Z	119.935° SE
10 mins	2025-07-11 05:00:00.047Z	350.88° N	2025-07-11 05:04:00.047Z	297.962° NW	40.247°	2025-07-11 05:10:00.047Z	198.995° SSW
10 mins	2025-07-11 16:39:00.047Z	177.654° S	2025-07-11 16:44:00.047Z	341.635° N	44.721°	2025-07-11 16:49:00.047Z	357.498° N

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