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DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB (NORAD 40570) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 January 2026.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
40570
International designator
1995-015ED
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Mar 1995Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jan 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
30 years, 9 months11,261 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 98.6°

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 98.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.

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 21 Jan 2026

3 entries
PendingGaindeSatPendingRaichoPendingCOSMOS 2251 DEB
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