CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0176
ATLAS D DEB
ATLAS D DEB (NORAD 2246) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 June 1966.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
2246
International designator
1966-046Y
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
1 Jun 1966Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jun 1966UTC calendar day
Time since launch
20 days20 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.8°N to 28.8°SFinal inclination 28.8°
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 28.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.8°N and 28.8°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 21 Jun 1966
5 entriesFrom the same launch
1966-046
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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