CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1977-0100
PAGEOS 1 DEB
PAGEOS 1 DEB (NORAD 9462) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 February 1977.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
9462
International designator
1966-056AB
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jun 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Feb 1977UTC calendar day
Time since launch
10 years, 7 months3,883 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.8°N to 81.8°SFinal inclination 81.8°
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 81.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.8°N and 81.8°S.
Life in orbit
PAGEOS 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Feb 1977
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1966-056
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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