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Entry no.
2000-0241
DMSP 5D-2 F10 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F10 DEB (NORAD 21690) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 September 2000.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
21690
International designator
1990-105AE
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
1 Dec 1990Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Sep 2000UTC calendar day
Time since launch
9 years, 9 months3,567 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.2°N to 81.2°SFinal inclination 98.8°
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 98.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.2°N and 81.2°S.
Life in orbit
DMSP 5D-2 F10 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Sep 2000
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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