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Entry no.
2004-0182

DMSP 5D-2 F7 DEB

DMSP 5D-2 F7 DEB (NORAD 28457) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 November 2004.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
28457
International designator
1983-113F
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1983Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Nov 2004UTC calendar day
Time since launch
21 years7,671 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 allowed
Exact 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

DMSP 5D-2 F7 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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