CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1979-0111
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
THOR ABLESTAR DEB (NORAD 2087) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 March 1979.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
2087
International designator
1961-015HV
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Mar 1979UTC calendar day
Time since launch
17 years, 8 months6,466 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.7°N to 65.7°SFinal inclination 65.7°
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 65.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.7°N and 65.7°S.
Life in orbit
THOR ABLESTAR DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Mar 1979
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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