CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0195
ARIANE 44LP+ DEB (SPELDA
ARIANE 44LP+ DEB (SPELDA (NORAD 22914) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 July 1998.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
22914
International designator
1993-073D
Object type
Fragment
Country
France
Parent launched
20 Nov 1993Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Jul 1998UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 8 Jul 1998
Time since launch
4 years, 7 months1,690 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.8°N to 6.8°SFinal inclination 6.8°
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 6.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.8°N and 6.8°S.
Life in orbit
ARIANE 44LP+ DEB (SPELDA’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Jul 1998
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