THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 38521

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 38521 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 28 Sep 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

38521, 1963-038Q

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 days ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-09-28 (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 3 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 38521U 63038Q   25178.72352921  .00000070  00000-0  10302-3 0  9999
2 38521  89.9773 334.0685 0038801 282.4993  94.2208 13.45362020587843

Epoch: 2025-06-27T17:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T17:21:52.923Z)

Latitude

17.14907°

Longitude

157.53266°

Altitude

1,093.962 km

Speed

7.305 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 16m 18s

True Declination

17° 03' 24"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-59.09914°

Longitude

-22.44394°

Altitude

1,088.309 km

Speed

7.319 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 37m 52s

Apparent Declination

-83° 16' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:49:51

Azimuth

184.371° SSW

Elevation

-45.823°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,115.391 km

Perigee altitude

1,057.465 km

Semi-major axis

7,464.565 km

Eccentricity

0.00388

Inclination

89.9773°

RAAN

334.0685°

Arg. of periapsis

282.4993°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

94.2208°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3654 °/min

Orbital period

106.97 mins

BSTAR

0.00010302

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1963 (1963-09-28 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 669

TRANSIT 5B-1, 670

RADIATION SAT (5E 1), 671

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 672

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 745

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 1528 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 2097

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 3166

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 4587 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 7259 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 12943 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 19062 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 20470 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 27479 (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.
5 mins	2025-07-01 00:27:15.303Z	312.991° NW	2025-07-01 00:29:15.303Z	295.114° NW	12.782°	2025-07-01 00:32:15.303Z	268.162° W
6 mins	2025-07-01 08:55:15.303Z	93.156° ESE	2025-07-01 08:57:15.303Z	73.851° E	15.337°	2025-07-01 09:01:15.303Z	36.811° NE
12 mins	2025-07-01 10:38:15.303Z	180.349° SSW	2025-07-01 10:43:15.303Z	225.542° WSW	44.566°	2025-07-01 10:50:15.303Z	356.231° N
11 mins	2025-07-01 21:51:15.303Z	20.346° NNE	2025-07-01 21:56:15.303Z	89.276° E	35.933°	2025-07-01 22:02:15.303Z	158.095° S

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