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Entry no.
2017-0195
DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB (NORAD 40917) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 December 2017.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
40917
International designator
1982-118K
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
21 Dec 1982Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Dec 2017UTC calendar day
Time since launch
34 years, 11 months12,781 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 F6 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Dec 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.