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Entry no.
1982-0204
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 8557) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 June 1982.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
8557
International designator
1974-089CU
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
15 Nov 1974Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Jun 1982UTC calendar day
Time since launch
7 years, 6 months2,764 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
78.8°N to 78.8°SFinal inclination 101.2°
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 101.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 78.8°N and 78.8°S.
Life in orbit
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Jun 1982
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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