CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1973-0446
SATURN 5 DEB
SATURN 5 DEB (NORAD 6639) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 October 1973.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
6639
International designator
1973-027G
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
14 May 1973Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Oct 1973UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 3 Apr 1975
Time since launch
4 months143 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
49.9°N to 49.9°SFinal inclination 49.9°
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 49.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 49.9°N and 49.9°S.
Life in orbit
SATURN 5 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Oct 1973
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1973-027
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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