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Entry no.
1971-0297

THORAD AGENA D DEB

THORAD AGENA D DEB (NORAD 5522) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 December 1971.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5522
International designator
1969-082JB
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
30 Sep 1969Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Dec 1971UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 years, 2 months797 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
69.5°N to 69.5°SFinal inclination 69.5°

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 69.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 69.5°N and 69.5°S.

Life in orbit

THORAD AGENA D DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 Dec 1971

3 entries
1971-0296OPS 22851971-0298COSMOS 456 DEB1971-0299COSMOS 456 DEB

From the same launch

1969-082
1970-0243OPS 18072023-0310SOICAL (CYLINDER)

Part of a fragment group

207 on record
207One of 207 fragments of Thorad Agena D on record →
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