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Entry no.
1991-0267
MIR DEB
MIR DEB (NORAD 21487) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 July 1991.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
21487
International designator
1986-017EE
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
19 Feb 1986Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jul 1991UTC calendar day
Time since launch
5 years, 4 months1,963 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 6 Jul 1991
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1986-017Part of a fragment group
319 on record
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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