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Entry no.
1998-0342

COBE DEB

COBE DEB (NORAD 23079) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 November 1998.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23079
International designator
1989-089CA
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1989Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Nov 1998UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 6 Nov 1998
Time since launch
9 years3,291 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

Where it came down

Not on record

No 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.

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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