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Entry no.
1989-0981
SMM DEB
SMM DEB (NORAD 20325) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 November 1989 over the Indian Ocean.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
20325
International designator
1980-014C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
14 Feb 1980Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Nov 1989UTC calendar day
Time since launch
9 years, 9 months3,570 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 28.0°S, 56.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.5°N and 28.5°S.
Life in orbit
From the same launch
1980-014
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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