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Entry no.
2018-0178
FALCON 9 DEB
FALCON 9 DEB (NORAD 43483) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 September 2018.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
43483
International designator
2018-047H
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
22 May 2018Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Sep 2018UTC calendar day
Time since launch
4 months125 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
89.0°N to 89.0°SFinal inclination 89.0°
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 89.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 89.0°N and 89.0°S.
Life in orbit
FALCON 9 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
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.