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Entry no.
1997-0246
IRIDIUM 23 DEB
IRIDIUM 23 DEB (NORAD 24923) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 September 1997.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
24923
International designator
1997-043H
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
21 Aug 1997Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Sep 1997UTC calendar day
Time since launch
14 days14 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
86.6°N to 86.6°SFinal inclination 86.6°
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 86.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.6°N and 86.6°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 4 Sep 1997
1 entryFrom the same launch
1997-043
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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