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Entry no.
1999-0213
COBE DEB
COBE DEB (NORAD 23076) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 June 1999.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23076
International designator
1989-089BX
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1989Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jun 1999UTC calendar day
Time since launch
9 years, 7 months3,511 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.6°N to 80.6°SFinal inclination 99.4°
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 99.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.6°N and 80.6°S.
Life in orbit
COBE DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Jun 1999
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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