CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0110
IRIDIUM DEB
IRIDIUM DEB (NORAD 25298) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 April 1998.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
25298
International designator
1998-019G
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
30 Mar 1998Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Apr 1998UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 month31 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
86.6°N to 86.6°SFinal inclination 86.6°
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 86.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.6°N and 86.6°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 30 Apr 1998
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1998-019
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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