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Entry no.
1998-0160

IRIDIUM DEB

IRIDIUM DEB (NORAD 25348) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 June 1998.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
25348
International designator
1998-032G
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
17 May 1998Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jun 1998UTC calendar day
Time since launch
17 days17 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 allowed
Exact 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 3 Jun 1998

2 entries
1998-0158ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B1998-0159MIR DEB

From the same launch

1998-032
1999-0151DELTA 2 R/B2017-0100IRIDIUM 742018-0097IRIDIUM 722018-0127IRIDIUM 752018-0192IRIDIUM 70
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