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Entry no.
1986-0040
NOAA 8 DEB
NOAA 8 DEB (NORAD 16444) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 January 1986.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
16444
International designator
1983-022F
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
28 Mar 1983Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Jan 1986UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 years, 9 months1,029 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 98.6°
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 98.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 20 Jan 1986
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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