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Entry no.
1986-0534
USA 19 DEB
USA 19 DEB (NORAD 16942) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 December 1986.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
16942
International designator
1986-069E
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
5 Sep 1986Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Dec 1986UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 10 Nov 1986
Time since launch
3 months110 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.7°N to 37.7°SFinal inclination 37.7°
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 37.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.7°N and 37.7°S.
Life in orbit
USA 19 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1986-069
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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