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Entry no.
1988-0098
NOAA 8 DEB
NOAA 8 DEB (NORAD 16502) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 February 1988.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
16502
International designator
1983-022G
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
28 Mar 1983Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Feb 1988UTC calendar day
Time since launch
4 years, 10 months1,791 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.2°N to 81.2°SFinal inclination 98.8°
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 98.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.2°N and 81.2°S.
Life in orbit
NOAA 8 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Feb 1988
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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