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Entry no.
1986-0075
NOAA 8 DEB
NOAA 8 DEB (NORAD 16442) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 February 1986.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
16442
International designator
1983-022D
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
28 Mar 1983Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Feb 1986UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 years, 10 months1,049 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 98.7°
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 98.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 9 Feb 1986
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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