CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1974-0145
EXPLORER 23 DEB
EXPLORER 23 DEB (NORAD 6732) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 May 1974.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
6732
International designator
1964-074E
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
6 Nov 1964Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
29 May 1974UTC calendar day
Time since launch
9 years, 6 months3,491 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.4°N to 51.4°SFinal inclination 51.4°
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 51.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.4°N and 51.4°S.
Life in orbit
EXPLORER 23 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 May 1974
1 entryFrom the same launch
1964-074
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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