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Entry no.
2022-1144

MTI

MTI (NORAD 26102) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 May 2022 over the Arctic Ocean, after 22 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
26102
International designator
2000-014A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Mar 2000Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 May 2022Recorded time 01:15 UTC
Time in orbit
22 years, 2 months8,098 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
597 kg
Operator
Sandia Natl Labs
Built by
DoE / Sandia Natl Labs / Ball
Bus
BCP-300
Programme
STP1

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 79.0°N, 135.0°E at 01:15 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.

Life in orbit

22 years, 2 months

MTI’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 14 May 2022

11 entries
2022-1145CZ-4 DEB2022-1146IRIDIUM 33 DEB2022-1147COSMOS 2251 DEB2022-1148ASTRO H DEB2022-1149COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1150COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1151COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1152COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1153COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1154COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1155AXIOM-1 DEB
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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