CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0204
FALCON 9 DEB
FALCON 9 DEB (NORAD 48490) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 June 2021.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
48490
International designator
2021-040BQ
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
9 May 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Jun 2021UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 month31 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
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 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.
Life in orbit
FALCON 9 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2021-040
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.