CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1983-0204
OPS 7613 DEB
OPS 7613 DEB (NORAD 4312) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 May 1983.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
4312
International designator
1969-082DS
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
30 Sep 1969Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
26 May 1983UTC calendar day
Time since launch
13 years, 7 months4,986 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
69.9°N to 69.9°SFinal inclination 69.9°
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 69.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 69.9°N and 69.9°S.
Life in orbit
OPS 7613 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 May 1983
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1969-082Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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