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Entry no.
1966-0257

SATURN 1B DEB

SATURN 1B DEB (NORAD 2315) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 July 1966.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
2315
International designator
1966-059W
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
5 Jul 1966Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jul 1966UTC calendar day
Time since launch
11 days11 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
32.0°N to 32.0°SFinal inclination 32.0°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 32.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 32.0°N and 32.0°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 16 Jul 1966

5 entries
1966-0254SL-7 R/B1966-0255SATURN 1B DEB1966-0256SATURN 1B DEB1966-0258SATURN 1B DEB1966-0259SL-3 DEB

From the same launch

1966-059
1966-0231APOLLO 3 (AS-203)1966-0246AS-203 Nosecone
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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