THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 204
Orbit data source: Space-Track
THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 204 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 15 Nov 1961 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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THOR ABLESTAR R/B details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 14 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | Aerojet |
Mission status | Unknown |
Mission | Unknown |
Bus & Motor | ABLESTAR, Unknown motor |
Mass | ~600 kg wet, 600 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | Unknown |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Radar Cross Section | 3.4 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00204U 61031C 24251.55748608 .00000174 00000-0 18155-3 0 9999
2 00204 32.4421 68.4394 0098248 62.3618 298.6938 13.64996229134481
Epoch: 2024-09-07T13:22Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T13:22:46.797Z)
Latitude | -0.00002° |
Longitude | -119.36957° |
Altitude | 982.003 km |
Speed | 7.38 km/s |
True Right ascension | 04h 33m 45s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
Latitude | 3.51991° |
Longitude | -116.78866° |
Altitude | 979.335 km |
Speed | 7.382 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 05h 52m 41s |
Apparent Declination | -17° 36' 32" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
Local Sidereal Time | 19:37:38 |
Azimuth | 53.084° ENE |
Elevation | -58.195° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee | 1,093.676 km |
Perigee | 948.286 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,399.118 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0098248 |
Inclination | 32.4421° |
RAAN | 68.4394° |
Arg. of periapsis | 62.3618° |
True anomaly | 297.70041° |
Mean anomaly | 298.6938° |
Eccentric anomaly | 298.19769° |
Mean motion | 3.41015 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00018155 |
Period | 105.57 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 1961 (1961-11-15 UTC)
TRANSIT 4B, 202 |
TRAAC, 205 |
THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 204 |
TRAAC DEB, 10796 |
THOR ABLESTAR R/B Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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