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Entry no.
1998-0180
COBE DEB
COBE DEB (NORAD 23069) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 June 1998.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23069
International designator
1989-089BQ
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1989Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Jun 1998UTC calendar day
Time since launch
8 years, 7 months3,140 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.8°N to 80.8°SFinal inclination 99.2°
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 99.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.8°N and 80.8°S.
Life in orbit
COBE DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Jun 1998
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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