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Entry no.
2004-0021
IRS B3 DEB
IRS B3 DEB (NORAD 26602) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 February 2004.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
26602
International designator
1996-017C
Object type
Fragment
Country
India
Parent launched
21 Mar 1996Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Feb 2004UTC calendar day
Time since launch
7 years, 10 months2,878 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.5°N to 81.5°SFinal inclination 98.5°
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 98.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.5°N and 81.5°S.
Life in orbit
IRS B3 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Feb 2004
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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