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Entry no.
1999-0051
SL-14 DEB
SL-14 DEB (NORAD 25217) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 February 1999.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
25217
International designator
1987-068AU
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
18 Aug 1987Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Feb 1999UTC calendar day
Time since launch
11 years, 5 months4,201 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.9°N to 81.9°SFinal inclination 81.9°
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 81.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.9°N and 81.9°S.
Life in orbit
SL-14 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Feb 1999
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