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Entry no.
1998-0289
COBE DEB
COBE DEB (NORAD 23060) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 October 1998.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23060
International designator
1989-089BF
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1989Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Oct 1998UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 7 Oct 1999
Time since launch
8 years, 10 months3,245 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.5°N to 80.5°SFinal inclination 99.5°
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 99.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.5°N and 80.5°S.
Life in orbit
COBE DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Oct 1998
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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