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Entry no.
1981-0439

DELTA 1 DEB

DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 12798) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 August 1981.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12798
International designator
1981-070F
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
3 Aug 1981Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Aug 1981UTC calendar day
Time since launch
28 days28 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 31 Aug 1981

5 entries
1981-0436SL-4 R/B1981-0434THOR ABLESTAR DEB1981-0435THORAD AGENA D DEB1981-0437COSMOS 1297 DEB1981-0438COSMOS 1297 DEB

From the same launch

1981-070
1983-0036DYNAMICS EXPLORER 21988-0821DELTA 1 R/B(1)
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