CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1996-0131
PAGEOS 1 DEB
PAGEOS 1 DEB (NORAD 8074) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 October 1996.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
8074
International designator
1966-056H
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jun 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Oct 1996UTC calendar day
Time since launch
30 years, 3 months11,064 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
85.1°N to 85.1°SFinal inclination 85.1°
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 85.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 85.1°N and 85.1°S.
Life in orbit
PAGEOS 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Oct 1996
1 entryFrom the same launch
1966-056
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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