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Entry no.
1978-0471
DIAMANT DEB
DIAMANT DEB (NORAD 5959) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 November 1978.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5959
International designator
1966-013L
Object type
Fragment
Country
France
Parent launched
17 Feb 1966Hammaguir
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Nov 1978UTC calendar day
Time since launch
12 years, 9 months4,660 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
DIAMANT DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Nov 1978
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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