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Entry no.
1985-0361
SOLWIND DEB
SOLWIND DEB (NORAD 16132) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 October 1985.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
16132
International designator
1979-017AT
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Feb 1979Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Oct 1985UTC calendar day
Time since launch
6 years, 8 months2,434 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.0°N to 82.0°SFinal inclination 98.0°
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 98.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.0°N and 82.0°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 24 Oct 1985
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1979-017Part of a fragment group
284 on recordEntered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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