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1976-0562

THOR ABLESTAR DEB

THOR ABLESTAR DEB (NORAD 5972) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 October 1976.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5972
International designator
1961-015KH
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Oct 1976UTC calendar day
Time since launch
15 years, 4 months5,602 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 30 Oct 1976

3 entries
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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