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Entry no.
1961-0041
DISCOVERER 30 DEB
DISCOVERER 30 DEB (NORAD 187) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 September 1961.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
187
International designator
1961-024C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
12 Sep 1961Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Sep 1961UTC calendar day
Time since launch
16 days16 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 82.7°
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 82.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
From the same launch
1961-024
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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