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Entry no.
1989-0148
ASTRO C DEB
ASTRO C DEB (NORAD 18682) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 February 1989.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
18682
International designator
1987-012J
Object type
Fragment
Country
Japan
Parent launched
5 Feb 1987Uchinoura
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Feb 1989UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 years735 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
31.1°N to 31.1°SFinal inclination 31.1°
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 31.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 31.1°N and 31.1°S.
Life in orbit
ASTRO C DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Feb 1989
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1987-012
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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