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Entry no.
1977-0223
OPS 4915 DEB
OPS 4915 DEB (NORAD 10012) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 May 1977.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
10012
International designator
1977-019B
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
13 Mar 1977Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 May 1977UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 months69 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.6°N to 83.6°SFinal inclination 96.4°
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 96.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.6°N and 83.6°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 21 May 1977
1 entryFrom the same launch
1977-019
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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