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Entry no.
2002-0179
NOAA 12 DEB
NOAA 12 DEB (NORAD 21298) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 March 2002.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
21298
International designator
1991-032C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
14 May 1991Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Mar 2002UTC calendar day
Time since launch
10 years, 10 months3,971 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.6°N to 81.6°SFinal inclination 98.4°
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 98.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.6°N and 81.6°S.
Life in orbit
NOAA 12 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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