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Entry no.
2017-0108
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB (NORAD 28320) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 July 2017.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
28320
International designator
1991-082AH
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
28 Nov 1991Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jul 2017UTC calendar day
Time since launch
25 years, 7 months9,349 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 98.7°
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 98.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Jul 2017
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.