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Entry no.
1998-0318
INSPEKTOR
INSPEKTOR (NORAD 25100) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 November 1998, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25100
International designator
1997-058D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Germany
Launched
5 Oct 1997Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Nov 1998UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 2 Nov 1998
Time in orbit
1 year392 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
72 kg
Operator
DASA-RI
Built by
DASA-RI
Bus
Inspector
Programme
Inspector
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 yearINSPEKTOR’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1997-058
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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