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Entry no.
1980-0403

M-3S DEB

M-3S DEB (NORAD 11948) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 October 1980.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
11948
International designator
1980-015D
Object type
Fragment
Country
Japan
Parent launched
17 Feb 1980Uchinoura
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Oct 1980UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 8 Oct 1980
Time since launch
7 months232 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
39.1°N to 39.1°SFinal inclination 39.1°

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 39.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 39.1°N and 39.1°S.

Life in orbit

M-3S DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 Oct 1980

3 entries
1980-0402TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB1980-0404SALYUT 6 DEB1980-0405SL-12 PLAT

From the same launch

1980-015
1983-0185TANSEI 4 (MS-T4)1984-0025M-3S R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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