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Entry no.
1979-0355
ATLAS DEB
ATLAS DEB (NORAD 11291) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 July 1979.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
11291
International designator
1979-017C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Feb 1979Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Jul 1979UTC calendar day
Time since launch
5 months155 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
ATLAS DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 Jul 1979
1 entryFrom the same launch
1979-017
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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