CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2015-0435
ETS 7 TARGET
ETS 7 TARGET (NORAD 25424) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after release from its host on 13 November 2015, after 17 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25424
International designator
1997-074E
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
27 Nov 1997Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Nov 2015UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
17 years, 11 months6,560 days
How it ended
Re-entered after release from its host
Latitude range
—
Mass
410 kg
Operator
NASDA
Built by
Toshiba
Bus
ETS-7 Target
Programme
ETS
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
17 years, 11 monthsETS 7 TARGET’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Nov 2015
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1997-074
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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