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2024-1920

SL-8 DEB

SL-8 DEB (NORAD 11587) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 November 2024.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
11587
International designator
1978-007C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
17 Jan 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Nov 2024UTC calendar day
Time since launch
46 years, 10 months17,109 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.9°N to 82.9°SFinal inclination 82.9°

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 82.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.9°N and 82.9°S.

Life in orbit

SL-8 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Nov 2024

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