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Entry no.
2018-0075
NOAA 6 DEB
NOAA 6 DEB (NORAD 43296) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 April 2018.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
43296
International designator
1979-057F
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
27 Jun 1979Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Apr 2018UTC calendar day
Time since launch
38 years, 9 months14,167 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.6°N to 81.6°SFinal inclination 98.4°
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 98.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.6°N and 81.6°S.
Life in orbit
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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