CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1555
THOR ABLESTAR DEB *
THOR ABLESTAR DEB * (NORAD 21970) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 October 2024.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
21970
International designator
1961-015ML
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Oct 2024UTC calendar day
Time since launch
63 years, 3 months23,105 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 1 Oct 2024
6 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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