THOR AGENA B DEB, 1948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1948 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Mon, 29 Nov 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

1948, 1965-098F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~1 kg wet, ~1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-11-29 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Half Cyl + Cone, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.531 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 THOR AGENA B DEB
1 01948U 65098F   25182.53462800  .00003969  00000-0  73483-3 0  9991
2 01948  79.8458 283.3296 0766732  54.0387 312.9415 13.57162480761530

Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:49:51.859Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

171.03483°

Altitude

686.238 km

Speed

7.695 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 53m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

18.67473°

Longitude

173.94419°

Altitude

562.261 km

Speed

7.826 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 29m 27s

Apparent Declination

-12° 37' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:58:46

Azimuth

74.451° E

Elevation

-36.705°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,612.341 km

Perigee altitude

474.288 km

Semi-major axis

7,421.451 km

Eccentricity

0.07667

Inclination

79.8458°

RAAN

283.3296°

Arg. of periapsis

54.0387°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

312.9415°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39477 °/min

Orbital period

106.05 mins

BSTAR

0.00073483

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THOR AGENA B 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.
4 mins	2025-07-02 08:26:52.942Z	249.911° W	2025-07-02 08:28:52.942Z	296.223° NW	20.213°	2025-07-02 08:30:52.942Z	335.55° NNW
10 mins	2025-07-02 17:40:52.942Z	17.555° NNE	2025-07-02 17:44:52.942Z	87.495° E	32.072°	2025-07-02 17:50:52.942Z	143.254° SSE
9 mins	2025-07-02 19:27:52.942Z	315.177° NNW	2025-07-02 19:31:52.942Z	260.068° W	26.228°	2025-07-02 19:36:52.942Z	211.615° SW

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