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Entry no.
1997-0249

CZ-2C DEB

CZ-2C DEB (NORAD 24928) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 September 1997.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
24928
International designator
1997-048D
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
1 Sep 1997Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Sep 1997UTC calendar day
Time since launch
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
86.0°N to 86.0°SFinal inclination 86.0°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 86.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.0°N and 86.0°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 6 Sep 1997

1 entry
1997-0248PEGASUS DEB

From the same launch

1997-048
1997-0293CZ-2C R/B
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