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Entry no.
1989-1035
PALAPA B2P R/B(PAM-D)
PALAPA B2P R/B(PAM-D) (NORAD 17708) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 December 1989, after 2 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
17708
International designator
1987-029C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
20 Mar 1987Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Dec 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 8 months1,004 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.1°N to 24.1°SFinal inclination 24.1°
Mass
2,141 kg
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 24.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.1°N and 24.1°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 8 monthsPALAPA B2P R/B(PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Dec 1989
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1987-029
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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