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Entry no.
1987-0140

SOLWIND DEB

SOLWIND DEB (NORAD 16302) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 April 1987.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
16302
International designator
1979-017BU
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Feb 1979Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Apr 1987UTC calendar day
Time since launch
8 years, 1 month2,980 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

SOLWIND DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 23 Apr 1987

2 entries
1987-0139SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1987-0141DELTA 1 R/B

From the same launch

1979-017
1983-0400ATLAS R/B1992-0178SOLWIND

Part of a fragment group

284 on record
284One of 284 fragments of Solwind on record →
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