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Entry no.
1999-0359
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB (NORAD 18128) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 November 1999.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
18128
International designator
1987-053C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
20 Jun 1987Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Nov 1999UTC calendar day
Time since launch
12 years, 4 months4,520 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 98.7°
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 98.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Nov 1999
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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