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Entry no.
2001-0204
COBE DEB
COBE DEB (NORAD 23071) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 August 2001.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23071
International designator
1989-089BS
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1989Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Aug 2001UTC calendar day
Time since launch
11 years, 8 months4,279 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.1°N to 81.1°SFinal inclination 98.9°
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 98.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.1°N and 81.1°S.
Life in orbit
COBE DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Aug 2001
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2001-0204
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