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Entry no.
1990-0168
WESTAR 5 R/B(PAM-D)
WESTAR 5 R/B(PAM-D) (NORAD 13294) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 March 1990, after 7 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
13294
International designator
1982-058B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
9 Jun 1982Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Mar 1990UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 9 months2,843 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
27.0°N to 27.0°SFinal inclination 27.0°
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 27.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 27.0°N and 27.0°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 9 monthsWESTAR 5 R/B(PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Mar 1990
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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