CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0263
SATURN 1B DEB
SATURN 1B DEB (NORAD 2318) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 July 1966.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
2318
International designator
1966-059Z
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
5 Jul 1966Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jul 1966UTC calendar day
Time since launch
13 days13 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 allowedExact 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 18 Jul 1966
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1966-059Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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