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Entry no.
1995-0084
DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB (NORAD 18955) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 June 1995.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
18955
International designator
1988-006D
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
3 Feb 1988Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jun 1995UTC calendar day
Time since launch
7 years, 4 months2,704 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
DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Jun 1995
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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