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Entry no.
1991-0215
NOAA 8 DEB
NOAA 8 DEB (NORAD 14477) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 May 1991.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
14477
International designator
1983-022C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
28 Mar 1983Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 May 1991UTC calendar day
Time since launch
8 years, 1 month2,976 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 98.6°
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 98.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.
Life in orbit
NOAA 8 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 May 1991
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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