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Entry no.
1997-0116
COBE DEB
COBE DEB (NORAD 23059) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 April 1997.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23059
International designator
1989-089BE
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1989Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Apr 1997UTC calendar day
Time since launch
7 years, 4 months2,704 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
COBE DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Apr 1997
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/1997-0116
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