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Entry no.
1980-0358
NOAA B DEB
NOAA B DEB (NORAD 11820) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 September 1980.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
11820
International designator
1980-043B
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 May 1980Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Sep 1980UTC calendar day
Time since launch
3 months105 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
87.8°N to 87.8°SFinal inclination 92.2°
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 92.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 87.8°N and 87.8°S.
Life in orbit
NOAA B DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 Sep 1980
1 entryFrom the same launch
1980-043
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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