CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1961-0018
DISCOVERER 20 DEB
DISCOVERER 20 DEB (NORAD 88) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 April 1961.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
88
International designator
1961-005B
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
17 Feb 1961Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Apr 1961UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 30 Mar 1961
Time since launch
1 month44 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.9°N to 80.9°SFinal inclination 80.9°
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 80.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.9°N and 80.9°S.
Life in orbit
DISCOVERER 20 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Came down with DISCOVERER 20 DEB
1 entryFrom the same launch
1961-005
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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