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Entry no.
1978-0152
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
THOR ABLESTAR DEB (NORAD 9969) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 April 1978.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
9969
International designator
1961-015KR
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Apr 1978UTC calendar day
Time since launch
16 years, 9 months6,124 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
THOR ABLESTAR DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Apr 1978
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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