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Entry no.
2002-0052

EUVE

EUVE (NORAD 21987) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 January 2002 over Africa, after 9 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
21987
International designator
1992-031A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Jun 1992Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Jan 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 years, 7 months3,525 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.4°N to 28.4°SFinal inclination 28.4°
Mass
3,280 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
Fairchild
Bus
MMS
Programme
DeltaEx

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 28.0°N, 30.1°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.4°N and 28.4°S.

Life in orbit

9 years, 7 months

EUVE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 31 Jan 2002

1 entry
2002-0051SCOUT B DEB

From the same launch

1992-031
1992-0275DELTA 2 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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