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Entry no.
1981-0560
DELTA 1 DEB
DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 7070) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 November 1981.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
7070
International designator
1973-086BN
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
6 Nov 1973Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Nov 1981UTC calendar day
Time since launch
7 years, 11 months2,920 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
78.3°N to 78.3°SFinal inclination 101.7°
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 101.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 78.3°N and 78.3°S.
Life in orbit
DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Nov 1981
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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