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Entry no.
1989-0410
PALAPA B2 DEB
PALAPA B2 DEB (NORAD 17839) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 April 1989.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
17839
International designator
1984-011Y
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
3 Feb 1984Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Apr 1989UTC calendar day
Time since launch
5 years, 2 months1,895 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.3°N to 28.3°SFinal inclination 28.3°
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 28.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.3°N and 28.3°S.
Life in orbit
PALAPA B2 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Apr 1989
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1984-011
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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