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Entry no.
2009-0295
NOAA 13 DEB
NOAA 13 DEB (NORAD 22740) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 December 2009.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
22740
International designator
1993-050B
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
9 Aug 1993Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Dec 2009UTC calendar day
Time since launch
16 years, 4 months5,973 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.1°N to 81.1°SFinal inclination 98.9°
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 98.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.1°N and 81.1°S.
Life in orbit
NOAA 13 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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