CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Orbital Register seal
Entry no.
1969-0188

EXPLORER 23 DEB

EXPLORER 23 DEB (NORAD 4019) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 July 1969.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
4019
International designator
1964-074C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
6 Nov 1964Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Jul 1969UTC calendar day
Time since launch
4 years, 8 months1,712 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.9°N to 51.9°SFinal inclination 51.9°

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 51.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.9°N and 51.9°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 15 Jul 1969

1 entry
1969-0189COSMOS 289

From the same launch

1964-074
1983-0248EXPLORER 23
Orbital Register seal
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/1969-0188
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.