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Entry no.
1961-0036
DISCOVERER 23 DEB
DISCOVERER 23 DEB (NORAD 106) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 September 1961.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
106
International designator
1961-011C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
8 Apr 1961Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Sep 1961UTC calendar day
Time since launch
5 months155 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.9°N to 81.9°SFinal inclination 81.9°
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 81.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.9°N and 81.9°S.
Life in orbit
DISCOVERER 23 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Came down with DISCOVERER 23 DEB
1 entryFrom the same launch
1961-011
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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