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Entry no.
2024-2078
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB (NORAD 40492) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 December 2024.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
40492
International designator
1995-015CF
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Mar 1995Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Dec 2024UTC calendar day
Time since launch
29 years, 8 months10,858 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Dec 2024
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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