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DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB

DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB (NORAD 62936) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 March 2026.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
62936
International designator
1997-012G
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
4 Apr 1997Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
28 years, 11 months10,577 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.8°N to 80.8°SFinal inclination 99.2°

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 99.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.8°N and 80.8°S.

Life in orbit

DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Mar 2026

4 entries
PendingZhixing 1CPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBPendingNOAA 16 DEBPendingCZ-6A DEB
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