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Entry no.
1983-0029
TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB
TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB (NORAD 12943) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 February 1983.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12943
International designator
1963-038L
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
28 Sep 1963Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Feb 1983UTC calendar day
Time since launch
19 years, 4 months7,077 days
How it ended
Re-entered
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
TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Feb 1983
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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