CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0157
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
THOR ABLESTAR DEB (NORAD 3968) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 June 1969.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
3968
International designator
1961-015JH
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jun 1969UTC calendar day
Time since launch
7 years, 11 months2,896 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.6°N to 65.6°SFinal inclination 65.6°
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 65.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.6°N and 65.6°S.
Life in orbit
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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