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Entry no.
1998-0338
COBE DEB
COBE DEB (NORAD 23068) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 November 1998.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23068
International designator
1989-089BP
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1989Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Nov 1998UTC calendar day
Time since launch
9 years3,287 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
COBE DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Nov 1998
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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