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Entry no.
2000-0045
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 20680) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 February 2000.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
20680
International designator
1974-089FE
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
15 Nov 1974Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Feb 2000UTC calendar day
Time since launch
25 years, 3 months9,237 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
78.4°N to 78.4°SFinal inclination 101.6°
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 101.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 78.4°N and 78.4°S.
Life in orbit
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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