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Entry no.
1982-0007
OAO 3 DEB
OAO 3 DEB (NORAD 6156) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 January 1982.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
6156
International designator
1972-065C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
21 Aug 1972Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Jan 1982UTC calendar day
Time since launch
9 years, 4 months3,426 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.0°N to 35.0°SFinal inclination 35.0°
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 35.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.0°N and 35.0°S.
Life in orbit
OAO 3 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Jan 1982
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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