THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 558

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 558 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

558, 1961-015GQ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00558U 61015GQ  25181.37241613  .00000056  00000-0  29398-3 0  9990
2 00558  65.6962 188.6795 0481766 240.5661 233.4637 12.86412955  4302

Epoch: 2025-06-30T08:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T08:56:16.753Z)

Latitude

59.17424°

Longitude

-92.93616°

Altitude

1,556.633 km

Speed

6.987 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 19m 16s

True Declination

59° 02' 17"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

31.39483°

Longitude

150.72165°

Altitude

1,649.72 km

Speed

6.897 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 24m 33s

Apparent Declination

0° 47' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:10:50

Azimuth

77.316° E

Elevation

-13.502°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,684.985 km

Perigee altitude

943.786 km

Semi-major axis

7,692.522 km

Eccentricity

0.04818

Inclination

65.6962°

RAAN

188.6795°

Arg. of periapsis

240.5661°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

233.4637°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.21692 °/min

Orbital period

111.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00029398

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

TRANSIT 4A, 116

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 140 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 141

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.
18 mins	2025-07-01 01:11:30.826Z	177.769° S	2025-07-01 01:20:30.826Z	104.149° ESE	36.113°	2025-07-01 01:29:30.826Z	40.732° NE
18 mins	2025-07-01 03:07:30.826Z	236.71° WSW	2025-07-01 03:15:30.826Z	303.221° NW	38.477°	2025-07-01 03:25:30.826Z	24.698° NE
12 mins	2025-07-01 05:08:30.826Z	296.683° NW	2025-07-01 05:14:30.826Z	336.817° NNW	18.702°	2025-07-01 05:20:30.826Z	15.85° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-01 07:11:30.826Z	344.702° N	2025-07-01 07:14:30.826Z	3.758° NNE	13.234°	2025-07-01 07:18:30.826Z	29.711° NE
12 mins	2025-07-01 09:08:30.826Z	348.206° N	2025-07-01 09:14:30.826Z	34.409° NE	23.671°	2025-07-01 09:20:30.826Z	83.935° E
15 mins	2025-07-01 11:03:30.826Z	330.427° NNW	2025-07-01 11:11:30.826Z	39.461° NE	44.83°	2025-07-01 11:18:30.826Z	147.768° SSE
9 mins	2025-07-01 13:01:30.826Z	294.831° NW	2025-07-01 13:05:30.826Z	263.383° W	19.015°	2025-07-01 13:10:30.826Z	220.874° SW

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