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Entry no.
1978-0517
DELTA 1 DEB
DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 7208) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 December 1978.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
7208
International designator
1973-086FS
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
6 Nov 1973Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Dec 1978UTC calendar day
Time since launch
5 years, 1 month1,872 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
DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Dec 1978
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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