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Entry no.
2023-0526

DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB

DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB (NORAD 29082) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 March 2023.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
29082
International designator
1991-082CB
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
28 Nov 1991Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Mar 2023UTC calendar day
Time since launch
31 years, 3 months11,430 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 98.6°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.

Life in orbit

DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 15 Mar 2023

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