CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-0225
USA 15 DEB
USA 15 DEB (NORAD 44435) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 February 2022.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
44435
International designator
1986-014J
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
9 Feb 1986Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Feb 2022UTC calendar day
Time since launch
35 years, 11 months13,145 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.3°N to 63.3°SFinal inclination 63.3°
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 63.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.3°N and 63.3°S.
Life in orbit
USA 15 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Feb 2022
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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