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Entry no.
1997-0383
CZ-2C DEB
CZ-2C DEB (NORAD 25081) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 December 1997.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
25081
International designator
1997-077E
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
8 Dec 1997Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Dec 1997UTC calendar day
Time since launch
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
86.5°N to 86.5°SFinal inclination 86.5°
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 86.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.5°N and 86.5°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 12 Dec 1997
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1997-077
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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