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Entry no.
2015-0066
DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB
DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB (NORAD 28605) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 February 2015.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
28605
International designator
2003-048F
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
18 Oct 2003Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Feb 2015UTC calendar day
Time since launch
11 years, 3 months4,128 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
DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Feb 2015
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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