CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1305
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
THOR ABLESTAR DEB (NORAD 353) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 July 2023.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
353
International designator
1961-015DT
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jul 2023UTC calendar day
Time since launch
62 years22,647 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
66.4°N to 66.4°SFinal inclination 66.4°
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 66.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 66.4°N and 66.4°S.
Life in orbit
THOR ABLESTAR DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Jul 2023
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.