Norad ID: 17708
| Spacetrack Directory Name | PALAPA B2P R/B [PAM-D] |
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| Days in orbit | 1004 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
PALAPA B2P R/B(PAM-D), 17708 was space debris originally from a launch on Fri, 20 Mar 1987 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.