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Entry no.
1991-0492
DELTA 1 DEB
DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 21687) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 November 1991.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
21687
International designator
1975-052JP
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
12 Jun 1975Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Nov 1991UTC calendar day
Time since launch
16 years, 4 months5,993 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.4°N to 83.4°SFinal inclination 96.6°
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 96.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.4°N and 83.4°S.
Life in orbit
DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Nov 1991
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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