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Entry no.
1981-0210

NOAA B

NOAA B (NORAD 11819) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 May 1981, after 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11819
International designator
1980-043A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
29 May 1980Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 May 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 months339 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
87.9°N to 87.9°SFinal inclination 92.1°
Mass
685 kg
Operator
NOAA
Built by
RCA/East Windsor
Bus
Tiros N
Programme
Tiros N

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 92.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 87.9°N and 87.9°S.

Life in orbit

11 months

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

Also ended on 3 May 1981

7 entries
1981-0212Kosmos-1186 SS 31981-0213Kosmos-1186 SS 41981-0214Kosmos-1186 SS 61981-0215Kosmos-1186 SS 71981-0216Kosmos-1186 SS 81981-0217Kosmos-1186 SS 91981-0211SBS 1 R/B(PAM-D)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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