THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 543

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 543 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 29 Jun 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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Identifier

543, 1961-015GC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   543U 61015GC  25182.67177597  .00000049  00000-0  13626-3 0  9996
2   543  67.0322  41.6552 0061964  93.0525 327.4443 13.69070935189252

Epoch: 2025-07-01T16:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T16:07:21.443Z)

Latitude

53.08119°

Longitude

-86.01327°

Altitude

972.277 km

Speed

7.39 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 03m 09s

True Declination

52° 55' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

56.06211°

Longitude

20.18111°

Altitude

969.304 km

Speed

7.394 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 35m 41s

Apparent Declination

60° 15' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:50:18

Azimuth

340.092° N

Elevation

15.756°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,047.018 km

Perigee altitude

955.567 km

Semi-major axis

7,379.429 km

Eccentricity

0.0062

Inclination

67.0322°

RAAN

41.6552°

Arg. of periapsis

93.0525°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

327.4443°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.4238 °/min

Orbital period

105.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00013626

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 144

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 145

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 146 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 147

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 148

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 149 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 150

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 151 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 152

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 153 (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.
11 mins	2025-07-02 01:09:26.128Z	339.999° N	2025-07-02 01:14:26.128Z	53.764° ENE	41.313°	2025-07-02 01:20:26.128Z	137.986° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-02 02:59:26.128Z	287.008° WNW	2025-07-02 03:02:26.128Z	250.72° W	20.082°	2025-07-02 03:06:26.128Z	209.797° SW
7 mins	2025-07-02 14:45:26.128Z	137.99° SSE	2025-07-02 14:48:26.128Z	105.095° ESE	18.524°	2025-07-02 14:52:26.128Z	63.295° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-02 16:31:26.128Z	221.641° SW	2025-07-02 16:36:26.128Z	325.11° NNW	42.218°	2025-07-02 16:41:26.128Z	22.449° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-02 18:23:26.128Z	302.452° NW	2025-07-02 18:25:26.128Z	323.049° NNW	13.839°	2025-07-02 18:28:26.128Z	352.477° N
8 mins	2025-07-02 23:56:26.128Z	3.73° NNE	2025-07-03 00:00:26.128Z	54.011° ENE	22.673°	2025-07-03 00:04:26.128Z	97.086° ESE

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