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Entry no.
1989-0567
DMSP 5D-1 F3 DEB
DMSP 5D-1 F3 DEB (NORAD 10914) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 June 1989.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
10914
International designator
1978-042E
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
1 May 1978Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jun 1989UTC calendar day
Time since launch
11 years, 1 month4,064 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.5°N to 81.5°SFinal inclination 98.5°
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 98.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.5°N and 81.5°S.
Life in orbit
DMSP 5D-1 F3 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Jun 1989
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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