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Entry no.
2012-0056
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB (NORAD 28305) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 February 2012.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
28305
International designator
1991-082S
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
28 Nov 1991Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Feb 2012UTC calendar day
Time since launch
20 years, 2 months7,379 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.9°N to 81.9°SFinal inclination 98.1°
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 98.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.9°N and 81.9°S.
Life in orbit
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Feb 2012
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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