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Entry no.
1978-0350
THORAD AGENA D DEB
THORAD AGENA D DEB (NORAD 4931) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 August 1978.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
4931
International designator
1970-025FX
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
8 Apr 1970Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Aug 1978UTC calendar day
Time since launch
8 years, 3 months3,040 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
79.9°N to 79.9°SFinal inclination 100.1°
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 100.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 79.9°N and 79.9°S.
Life in orbit
THORAD AGENA D DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Aug 1978
3 entriesPart of a fragment group
179 on record
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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