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Entry no.
2021-0505
TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB
TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB (NORAD 38524) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 December 2021.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
38524
International designator
1964-083N
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
13 Dec 1964Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Dec 2021UTC calendar day
Time since launch
57 years20,828 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
89.8°N to 89.8°SFinal inclination 89.8°
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 89.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 89.8°N and 89.8°S.
Life in orbit
TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Dec 2021
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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