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2000-0249

SCOUT B-1 DEB

SCOUT B-1 DEB (NORAD 5440) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 September 2000.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
5440
International designator
1971-071C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
16 Aug 1971Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Sep 2000UTC calendar day
Time since launch
29 years, 1 month10,624 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
50.7°N to 50.7°SFinal inclination 50.7°

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 50.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.7°N and 50.7°S.

Life in orbit

SCOUT B-1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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