RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 8301) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 July 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
8301
International designator
1974-089BJ
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
15 Nov 1974Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jul 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
51 years, 7 months18,861 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
77.1°N to 77.1°SFinal inclination 102.9°
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 102.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 77.1°N and 77.1°S.
Life in orbit
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Jul 2026
6 entries
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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