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Entry no.
1996-0046
COBE DEB
COBE DEB (NORAD 23073) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 May 1996.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23073
International designator
1989-089BU
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1989Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 May 1996UTC calendar day
Time since launch
6 years, 5 months2,367 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.2°N to 80.2°SFinal inclination 99.8°
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 99.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.2°N and 80.2°S.
Life in orbit
COBE DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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