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Entry no.
1978-0280
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
THOR ABLESTAR DEB (NORAD 411) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 June 1978.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
411
International designator
1961-015EL
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Jun 1978UTC calendar day
Time since launch
16 years, 11 months6,200 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 20 Jun 1978
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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