CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1968-0072
THOR AGENA D R/B
THOR AGENA D R/B (NORAD 520) came down while still attached to its host on 24 March 1968, after 5 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
520
International designator
1962-067F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
13 Dec 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Mar 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 3 months1,928 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
70.2°N to 70.2°SFinal inclination 70.2°
Mass
5 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.2°N and 70.2°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 3 monthsTHOR AGENA D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Mar 1968
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1962-067
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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