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Entry no.
1986-0373
DELTA 1 DEB
DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 16949) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 September 1986.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
16949
International designator
1986-069M
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
5 Sep 1986Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Sep 1986UTC calendar day
Time since launch
18 days18 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
22.8°N to 22.8°SFinal inclination 22.8°
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 22.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 22.8°N and 22.8°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 23 Sep 1986
1 entryFrom the same launch
1986-069
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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