CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1971-0273
DELTA 1 DEB
DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 5566) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 November 1971.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5566
International designator
1971-091B
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
21 Oct 1971Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Nov 1971UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 18 Nov 1971
Time since launch
26 days26 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
77.0°N to 77.0°SFinal inclination 103.0°
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 103.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 77.0°N and 77.0°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 16 Nov 1971
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1971-091
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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