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Entry no.
2023-2077
DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB (NORAD 23277) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 December 2023.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23277
International designator
1994-057E
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
29 Aug 1994Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Dec 2023UTC calendar day
Time since launch
29 years, 4 months10,715 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.0°N to 82.0°SFinal inclination 98.0°
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 98.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.0°N and 82.0°S.
Life in orbit
DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Dec 2023
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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