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Entry no.
1991-0467
DELTA 1 DEB
DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 21505) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 October 1991.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
21505
International designator
1975-052GA
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
12 Jun 1975Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Oct 1991UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 24 Oct 1991
Time since launch
16 years, 4 months5,979 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
78.4°N to 78.4°SFinal inclination 101.6°
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 101.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 78.4°N and 78.4°S.
Life in orbit
DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Oct 1991
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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