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THORAD AGENA D DEB

THORAD AGENA D DEB (NORAD 9668) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 February 2026.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
9668
International designator
1970-025NM
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
8 Apr 1970Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
55 years, 10 months20,409 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
79.9°N to 79.9°SFinal inclination 100.1°

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 100.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 79.9°N and 79.9°S.

Life in orbit

THORAD AGENA D DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 22 Feb 2026

3 entries
PendingSTARLINK-32266PendingNOAA 16 DEBPendingCZ-6A DEB

Part of a fragment group

179 on record
179One of 179 fragments of Thorad Agena D on record →
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