CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1974-0128
THOR AGENA D R/B
THOR AGENA D R/B (NORAD 2896) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 May 1974, after 6 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2896
International designator
1967-073B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
28 Jul 1967Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
15 May 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 9 months2,483 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
85.9°N to 85.9°SFinal inclination 85.9°
Mass
600 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 85.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 85.9°N and 85.9°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 9 monthsTHOR AGENA D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1967-073
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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