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Entry no.
2013-0246
DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB (NORAD 39044) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 July 2013.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
39044
International designator
1988-006K
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
3 Feb 1988Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jul 2013UTC calendar day
Time since launch
25 years, 5 months9,297 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.7°N to 80.7°SFinal inclination 99.3°
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 99.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.7°N and 80.7°S.
Life in orbit
DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Jul 2013
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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