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Entry no.
2015-0202

PSLV DEB

PSLV DEB (NORAD 27317) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 April 2015.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
27317
International designator
2001-049KP
Object type
Fragment
Country
India
Parent launched
22 Oct 2001Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Apr 2015UTC calendar day
Time since launch
13 years, 5 months4,928 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 97.7°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.

Life in orbit

PSLV DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Apr 2015

1 entry
2015-0203IRIDIUM 33 DEB

From the same launch

2001-049
2023-1717BIRD 22025-1898TESPendingPSLV R/B

Part of a fragment group

339 on record
339One of 339 fragments of PSLV on record →
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