CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2006-0278
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
THOR ABLESTAR DEB (NORAD 18564) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 December 2006.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
18564
International designator
1961-015LV
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Dec 2006UTC calendar day
Time since launch
45 years, 6 months16,621 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.7°N to 62.7°SFinal inclination 62.7°
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 62.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.7°N and 62.7°S.
Life in orbit
THOR ABLESTAR DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 Dec 2006
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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