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Entry no.
2006-0037
DMSP 5D-2 F7 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F7 DEB (NORAD 28458) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 May 2006.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
28458
International designator
1983-113G
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Nov 1983Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
6 May 2006UTC calendar day
Time since launch
22 years, 5 months8,205 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 F7 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 May 2006
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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