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Entry no.
2015-0461
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB (NORAD 40587) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 December 2015.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
40587
International designator
1995-015EW
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Mar 1995Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Dec 2015UTC calendar day
Time since launch
20 years, 8 months7,567 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 98.6°
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 98.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.
Life in orbit
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 Dec 2015
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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