CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0182
PAGEOS 1
PAGEOS 1 (NORAD 2253) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 September 2016, after 50 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2253
International designator
1966-056A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Jun 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Sep 2016UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
50 years, 2 months18,333 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.6°N to 83.6°SFinal inclination 83.6°
Mass
67 kg
Operator
NASA LaRC
Built by
Schjeldahl
Bus
Echo 100'
Programme
Pageos
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 83.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.6°N and 83.6°S.
Life in orbit
50 years, 2 monthsPAGEOS 1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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