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Entry no.
1999-0341

FOTON 12 DEB

FOTON 12 DEB (NORAD 25917) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 October 1999.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
25917
International designator
1999-048E
Object type
Fragment
Country
Russia
Parent launched
9 Sep 1999Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Oct 1999UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 22 Oct 1999
Time since launch
1 month44 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.

Life in orbit

FOTON 12 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 23 Oct 1999

4 entries
1999-0338SL-6 R/B(2)1999-0340SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)1999-0339PEGASUS DEB1999-0342RESURS DEB

From the same launch

1999-048
1999-0310FOTON 121999-0312SL-4 R/B
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