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Entry no.
1988-0745

SATCOM 4 R/B(PAM-D)

SATCOM 4 R/B(PAM-D) (NORAD 13088) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 November 1988, after 6 years, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
13088
International designator
1982-004B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
16 Jan 1982Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Nov 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 9 months2,482 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.9°N to 26.9°SFinal inclination 26.9°
Mass
2,141 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.9°N and 26.9°S.

Life in orbit

6 years, 9 months

SATCOM 4 R/B(PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Nov 1988

6 entries
1988-0746ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0747ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0748ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0749ARIANE 1 DEB1988-0750COSMOS 1461 DEB1988-0751COSMOS 1973 DEB
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