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Entry no.
1978-0128

DELTA 1 DEB

DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 8503) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 March 1978.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
8503
International designator
1972-058FY
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
23 Jul 1972Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Mar 1978UTC calendar day
Time since launch
5 years, 7 months2,067 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 21 Mar 1978

1 entry
1978-0129SALYUT 6 DEB

Part of a fragment group

204 on record
204One of 204 fragments of Delta 1 on record →
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