CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0176
USA 22 DEB
USA 22 DEB (NORAD 18008) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 May 2021.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
18008
International designator
1987-043D
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
15 May 1987Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
18 May 2021UTC calendar day
Time since launch
34 years12,422 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 22 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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