CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1989-0986
PAGEOS 1 DEB
PAGEOS 1 DEB (NORAD 8066) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 November 1989.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
8066
International designator
1966-056G
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jun 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Nov 1989UTC calendar day
Time since launch
23 years, 5 months8,556 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.9°N to 81.9°SFinal inclination 81.9°
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 81.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.9°N and 81.9°S.
Life in orbit
PAGEOS 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Nov 1989
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1966-056
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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