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Entry no.
1989-0212
SATCOM 3R R/B(PAM-D)
SATCOM 3R R/B(PAM-D) (NORAD 13098) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 February 1989, after 7 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
13098
International designator
1981-114B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
20 Nov 1981Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Feb 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 3 months2,655 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
27.2°N to 27.2°SFinal inclination 27.2°
Mass
2,141 kg
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 27.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 27.2°N and 27.2°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 3 monthsSATCOM 3R R/B(PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Feb 1989
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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