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Entry no.
1978-0327

DELTA 1 DEB

DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 8093) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 July 1978.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
8093
International designator
1972-058DU
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
23 Jul 1972Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jul 1978UTC calendar day
Time since launch
5 years, 11 months2,186 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.0°N to 82.0°SFinal inclination 98.0°

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 98.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.0°N and 82.0°S.

Life in orbit

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

Also ended on 18 Jul 1978

12 entries
1978-0334Kosmos-965 SS 51978-0335Kosmos-965 SS 71978-0336Kosmos-965 SS 101978-0326SCOUT X-3M DEB1978-0328SL-8 DEB1978-0329SL-8 DEB *1978-0330SL-8 DEB *1978-0331SL-3 DEB1978-0332DELTA 1 DEB1978-0333SL-8 DEB *1978-0337COSMOS 919 DEB1978-0338SL-11 DEB

Part of a fragment group

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