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Entry no.
1991-0310
NOAA 10 DEB
NOAA 10 DEB (NORAD 16983) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 August 1991.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
16983
International designator
1986-073C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
17 Sep 1986Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Aug 1991UTC calendar day
Time since launch
4 years, 10 months1,782 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 10 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Aug 1991
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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