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Entry no.
1998-0194
M-5 DEB
M-5 DEB (NORAD 25385) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 July 1998.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
25385
International designator
1998-041D
Object type
Fragment
Country
Japan
Parent launched
3 Jul 1998Uchinoura
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Jul 1998UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
31.1°N to 31.1°SFinal inclination 31.1°
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 31.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 31.1°N and 31.1°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 5 Jul 1998
1 entryFrom the same launch
1998-041
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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