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Entry no.
2020-0392
USA 15 DEB
USA 15 DEB (NORAD 16623) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 December 2020.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
16623
International designator
1986-014D
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
9 Feb 1986Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Dec 2020UTC calendar day
Time since launch
34 years, 9 months12,720 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.2°N to 63.2°SFinal inclination 63.2°
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 63.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.2°N and 63.2°S.
Life in orbit
USA 15 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Dec 2020
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2020-0392
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