CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1961-0024
THOR ABLE R/B
THOR ABLE R/B (NORAD 17) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 June 1961, after 1 year, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
17
International designator
1959-004B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
7 Aug 1959Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jun 1961UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 10 months693 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
24 kg
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
1 year, 10 monthsAlso ended on 30 Jun 1961
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1959-004
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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