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Entry no.
1989-0919

TRANSIT 17 DEB

TRANSIT 17 DEB (NORAD 12555) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 October 1989.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12555
International designator
1967-092F
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
25 Sep 1967Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Oct 1989UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 2 Feb 1989
Time since launch
22 years, 1 month8,068 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

TRANSIT 17 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 27 Oct 1989

5 entries
1989-0920SOLWIND DEB1989-0921ARIANE 1 DEB1989-0922COSMOS 1461 DEB1989-0923COSMOS 2048 DEB1989-0924COSMOS 2048 DEB
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