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Entry no.
2014-0368
DELTA 1 DEB
DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 12173) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 July 2014.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12173
International designator
1978-026N
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
5 Mar 1978Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Jul 2014UTC calendar day
Time since launch
36 years, 4 months13,273 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.6°N to 81.6°SFinal inclination 98.4°
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 98.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.6°N and 81.6°S.
Life in orbit
DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Jul 2014
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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