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Entry no.
1997-0223
COBE DEB
COBE DEB (NORAD 22758) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 August 1997.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
22758
International designator
1989-089T
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1989Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Aug 1997UTC calendar day
Time since launch
7 years, 8 months2,824 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.5°N to 81.5°SFinal inclination 98.5°
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 98.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.5°N and 81.5°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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