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Entry no.
2001-0229
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB (NORAD 18127) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 August 2001.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
18127
International designator
1987-053B
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
20 Jun 1987Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Aug 2001UTC calendar day
Time since launch
14 years, 2 months5,186 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 98.7°
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 98.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 Aug 2001
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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