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Entry no.
2017-0035

PSLV DEB

PSLV DEB (NORAD 28858) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 March 2017.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
28858
International designator
2001-049PL
Object type
Fragment
Country
India
Parent launched
22 Oct 2001Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Mar 2017UTC calendar day
Time since launch
15 years, 4 months5,616 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°

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 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.

Life in orbit

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

Also ended on 8 Mar 2017

1 entry
2017-0036LEMUR 2 BRIDGEMAN

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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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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