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Entry no.
1989-0289

SOLWIND DEB

SOLWIND DEB (NORAD 19060) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 March 1989.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
19060
International designator
1979-017LW
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Feb 1979Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Mar 1989UTC calendar day
Time since launch
10 years3,669 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.7°N to 81.7°SFinal inclination 98.3°

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 98.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.7°N and 81.7°S.

Life in orbit

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

Also ended on 12 Mar 1989

2 entries
1989-0288DELTA 1 DEB1989-0290SL-6 DEB *

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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