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Entry no.
2023-0817

ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB

ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB (NORAD 44019) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 April 2023.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
44019
International designator
1998-046N
Object type
Fragment
Country
ORBCOMM
Parent launched
2 Aug 1998Air launch (Atlantic)
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Apr 2023UTC calendar day
Time since launch
24 years, 8 months9,020 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
45.4°N to 45.4°SFinal inclination 45.4°

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 45.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 45.4°N and 45.4°S.

Life in orbit

ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 13 Apr 2023

5 entries
2023-0818FLOCK 4A 12023-0820UNICORN-2D2023-0816ERS 1 DEB2023-0819FREGAT DEB2023-0821CZ-6A DEB

From the same launch

1998-046
1999-0007PEGASUS R/B(1)2000-0384PEGASUS R/B(2)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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