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Entry no.
2000-0263
STS 106 DEB
STS 106 DEB (NORAD 26493) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 September 2000.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
26493
International designator
2000-053C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
8 Sep 2000Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Sep 2000UTC calendar day
Time since launch
17 days17 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.5°N to 51.5°SFinal inclination 51.5°
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 51.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.5°N and 51.5°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 25 Sep 2000
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2000-053
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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