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Entry no.
1966-0260

SATURN 1B DEB

SATURN 1B DEB (NORAD 2317) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 July 1966.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
2317
International designator
1966-059Y
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
5 Jul 1966Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Jul 1966UTC calendar day
Time since launch
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
31.9°N to 31.9°SFinal inclination 31.9°

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 31.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 31.9°N and 31.9°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 17 Jul 1966

1 entry
1966-0261SL-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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