CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2007-0123
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
THOR ABLESTAR DEB (NORAD 17650) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 August 2007.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
17650
International designator
1961-015LK
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Aug 2007UTC calendar day
Time since launch
46 years, 1 month16,842 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.9°N to 65.9°SFinal inclination 65.9°
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 65.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.9°N and 65.9°S.
Life in orbit
THOR ABLESTAR DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Aug 2007
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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