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Entry no.
2015-0424
NFIRE
NFIRE (NORAD 31140) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 November 2015 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 8 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
31140
International designator
2007-014A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Apr 2007Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Nov 2015Recorded time 10:12 UTC
Time in orbit
8 years, 6 months3,116 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
48.4°N to 48.4°SFinal inclination 48.4°
Mass
494 kg
Operator
MDA
Built by
GD C4 Systems
Bus
SA-200
Programme
NFIRE
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 39.0°N, 26.0°W at 10:12 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 48.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 48.4°N and 48.4°S.
Life in orbit
8 years, 6 monthsNFIRE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2007-014
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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