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Entry no.
1998-0106
IRIDIUM DEB
IRIDIUM DEB (NORAD 25299) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 April 1998.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
25299
International designator
1998-019H
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
30 Mar 1998Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Apr 1998UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 24 Apr 1998
Time since launch
26 days26 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 allowedExact 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 25 Apr 1998
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1998-019
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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