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Entry no.
1986-0190
DMSP 5D-1 F3 DEB
DMSP 5D-1 F3 DEB (NORAD 10913) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 May 1986.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
10913
International designator
1978-042D
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
1 May 1978Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
1 May 1986UTC calendar day
Time since launch
8 years2,922 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.5°N to 81.5°SFinal inclination 98.5°
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 98.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.5°N and 81.5°S.
Life in orbit
DMSP 5D-1 F3 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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