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Entry no.
1982-0022
DELTA 1 DEB
DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 12945) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 January 1982.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12945
International designator
1981-070G
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
3 Aug 1981Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Jan 1982UTC calendar day
Time since launch
5 months175 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
89.9°N to 89.9°SFinal inclination 89.9°
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 89.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 89.9°N and 89.9°S.
Life in orbit
DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Jan 1982
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-070
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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