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Entry no.
1961-0054
MIDAS 4 DEB (NOSECONE)
MIDAS 4 DEB (NOSECONE) (NORAD 193) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 December 1961.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
193
International designator
1961-028B
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
21 Oct 1961Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Dec 1961UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 month45 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
85.3°N to 85.3°SFinal inclination 94.7°
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 94.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 85.3°N and 85.3°S.
Life in orbit
Came down with MIDAS 4 DEB (NOSECONE)
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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