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Entry no.
2014-0146

THOR ABLESTAR DEB

THOR ABLESTAR DEB (NORAD 476) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 April 2014.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
476
International designator
1961-015FN
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Apr 2014UTC calendar day
Time since launch
52 years, 9 months19,270 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
67.0°N to 67.0°SFinal inclination 67.0°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 67.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 67.0°N and 67.0°S.

Life in orbit

THOR ABLESTAR DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Apr 2014

5 entries
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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