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Entry no.
1978-0277

TITAN 3D DEB

TITAN 3D DEB (NORAD 10959) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 June 1978.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
10959
International designator
1978-060F
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
14 Jun 1978Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jun 1978UTC calendar day
Time since launch
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.0°N to 83.0°SFinal inclination 97.0°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.0°N and 83.0°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 18 Jun 1978

8 entries
1978-0269Kosmos-913 SS 141978-0272Kosmos-965 SS 131978-0271SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1978-0274SL-4 R/B1978-0270COSMOS 958 DEB1978-0273TITAN 3D DEB1978-0275TITAN 3D DEB1978-0276TITAN 3D DEB

From the same launch

1978-060
1978-0343TITAN 3D R/B1981-0418OPS 4515
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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