CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1987-0065
USA 14 DEB
USA 14 DEB (NORAD 17247) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 March 1987.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
17247
International designator
1985-114D
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
13 Dec 1985Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Mar 1987UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 year, 2 months444 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.1°N to 37.1°SFinal inclination 37.1°
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 37.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.1°N and 37.1°S.
Life in orbit
USA 14 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Mar 1987
1 entryFrom the same launch
1985-114
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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