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Entry no.
1997-0399
COBE DEB
COBE DEB (NORAD 22748) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 December 1997.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
22748
International designator
1989-089H
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1989Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Dec 1997UTC calendar day
Time since launch
8 years, 1 month2,954 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.5°N to 80.5°SFinal inclination 99.5°
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 99.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.5°N and 80.5°S.
Life in orbit
COBE DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Dec 1997
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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