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1971-0161

THORAD AGENA D DEB

THORAD AGENA D DEB (NORAD 4974) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 July 1971.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
4974
International designator
1970-025GU
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
8 Apr 1970Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Jul 1971UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 year, 2 months450 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 2 Jul 1971

1 entry
1971-0160COSMOS 252 DEB

Part of a fragment group

179 on record
179One of 179 fragments of Thorad Agena D on record →
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