CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0429
WORLDVIEW 4
WORLDVIEW 4 (NORAD 41848) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 November 2021 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 5 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41848
International designator
2016-067A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
11 Nov 2016Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Nov 2021Recorded time 05:22 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years1,845 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.2°N to 82.2°SFinal inclination 97.8°
Mass
2,087 kg
Operator
Built by
LMSS
Bus
LM-900
Programme
DGLO
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 50.0°S, 171.0°E at 05:22 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.2°N and 82.2°S.
Life in orbit
5 yearsWORLDVIEW 4’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Nov 2021
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2016-067
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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