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Entry no.
1979-0283

SIGNE 3

SIGNE 3 (NORAD 10064) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 June 1979, after 2 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10064
International designator
1977-049A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
France
Launched
17 Jun 1977Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jun 1979UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 20 Jun 1979
Time in orbit
2 years734 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
50.6°N to 50.6°SFinal inclination 50.6°
Mass
104 kg
Operator
CNES
Built by
MATRA
Bus
D-2B
Programme
Diamant Ast

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 50.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.6°N and 50.6°S.

Life in orbit

2 years

SIGNE 3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 21 Jun 1979

4 entries
1979-0287COSMOS 11051979-0284COSMOS 1095 DEB1979-0285COSMOS 1099 DEB1979-0286SL-6 PLAT

From the same launch

1977-049
1980-0052SL-8 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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