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Entry no.
2000-0261
PALAPA B2 R/B(PAM-D)
PALAPA B2 R/B(PAM-D) (NORAD 14693) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 September 2000, after 16 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
14693
International designator
1984-011E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
3 Feb 1984Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Sep 2000UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 22 Sep 2000
Time in orbit
16 years, 7 months6,079 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.1°N to 28.1°SFinal inclination 28.1°
Mass
2,224 kg
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 28.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.1°N and 28.1°S.
Life in orbit
16 years, 7 monthsPALAPA B2 R/B(PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Sep 2000
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1984-011
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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