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Entry no.
2024-1691

NOAA 17 DEB

NOAA 17 DEB (NORAD 49475) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 October 2024.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
49475
International designator
2002-032DD
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jun 2002Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Oct 2024UTC calendar day
Time since launch
22 years, 3 months8,153 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.6°N to 81.6°SFinal inclination 98.4°

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 98.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.6°N and 81.6°S.

Life in orbit

NOAA 17 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 19 Oct 2024

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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