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Entry no.
1989-0707
DELTA 1 DEB
DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 12272) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 August 1989.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12272
International designator
1978-026DR
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
5 Mar 1978Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Aug 1989UTC calendar day
Time since launch
11 years, 5 months4,173 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 98.7°
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 98.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Aug 1989
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/1989-0707
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