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Entry no.
1993-0098
NOAA 6 DEB
NOAA 6 DEB (NORAD 22139) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 May 1993.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
22139
International designator
1979-057D
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
27 Jun 1979Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 May 1993UTC calendar day
Time since launch
13 years, 10 months5,068 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 6 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 May 1993
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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