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Entry no.
1998-0054
IRIDIUM 53 DEB
IRIDIUM 53 DEB (NORAD 25242) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 March 1998.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
25242
International designator
1998-010H
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Feb 1998Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Mar 1998UTC calendar day
Time since launch
24 days24 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
From the same launch
1998-010
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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