THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 05 Dec 1963 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

2620, 1963-049H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-12-05 (62 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 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 02620U 63049H   25191.17247772  .00000215  00000-0  27669-3 0  9998
2 02620  89.9144  75.4953 0016865  27.0375 126.6277 13.59552416 43919

Epoch: 2025-07-10T04:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T04:08:22.074Z)

Latitude

26.2114°

Longitude

-94.98117°

Altitude

1,048.048 km

Speed

7.326 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 01m 48s

True Declination

26° 04' 51"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

51.89548°

Longitude

-95.05489°

Altitude

1,048.693 km

Speed

7.331 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 30m 59s

Apparent Declination

16° 02' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:42:40

Azimuth

48.767° ENE

Elevation

-18.461°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,046.856 km

Perigee altitude

1,021.854 km

Semi-major axis

7,412.492 km

Eccentricity

0.00169

Inclination

89.9144°

RAAN

75.4953°

Arg. of periapsis

27.0375°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

126.6277°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.40092 °/min

Orbital period

105.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00027669

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1963 (1963-12-05 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703

TRANSIT 5B-2, 704

TRANSIT 5E 3, 705

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 706

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 715

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 753

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2432

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 2930 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 4586 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6182 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6283 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (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.
6 mins	2025-07-11 02:58:36.279Z	48.46° ENE	2025-07-11 03:01:36.279Z	76.974° E	13.473°	2025-07-11 03:04:36.279Z	105.081° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-11 04:42:36.279Z	0.765° NNE	2025-07-11 04:47:36.279Z	340.163° N	44.438°	2025-07-11 04:53:36.279Z	186.307° SSW
11 mins	2025-07-11 16:35:36.279Z	173.909° S	2025-07-11 16:40:36.279Z	46.592° ENE	44.885°	2025-07-11 16:46:36.279Z	358.984° N
4 mins	2025-07-11 18:25:36.279Z	270.108° WNW	2025-07-11 18:26:36.279Z	280.013° WNW	12.985°	2025-07-11 18:29:36.279Z	309.028° NW

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