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Entry no.
2013-0006
DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB (NORAD 39042) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 January 2013.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
39042
International designator
1988-006H
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
3 Feb 1988Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jan 2013UTC calendar day
Time since launch
24 years, 11 months9,104 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
Also ended on 6 Jan 2013
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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