RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
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Entry number
Certificate pending

THOR ABLESTAR DEB

THOR ABLESTAR DEB (NORAD 253) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 March 2026.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
253
International designator
1961-015CE
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Jun 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
64 years, 8 months23,631 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
66.9°N to 66.9°SFinal inclination 66.9°

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 66.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 66.9°N and 66.9°S.

Life in orbit

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

Also ended on 11 Mar 2026

3 entries
PendingRBSP APendingSTARLINK-30210PendingCZ-6A DEB
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