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Entry no.
1981-0599
M-3S DEB
M-3S DEB (NORAD 12310) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 November 1981.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12310
International designator
1981-017C
Object type
Fragment
Country
Japan
Parent launched
21 Feb 1981Uchinoura
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Nov 1981UTC calendar day
Time since launch
9 months277 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
M-3S DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Nov 1981
5 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-017Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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