RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
THOR ABLESTAR DEB (NORAD 18908) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 February 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
18908
International designator
1961-015LY
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
64 years, 7 months23,608 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.6°N to 65.6°SFinal inclination 65.6°
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 65.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.6°N and 65.6°S.
Life in orbit
THOR ABLESTAR DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Feb 2026
4 entries
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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