CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0213
SPOT 4 DEB
SPOT 4 DEB (NORAD 44586) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 February 2023.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
44586
International designator
1998-017G
Object type
Fragment
Country
France
Parent launched
24 Mar 1998Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Feb 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 3 Feb 2022
Time since launch
24 years, 10 months9,082 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.7°N to 81.7°SFinal inclination 98.3°
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 98.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.7°N and 81.7°S.
Life in orbit
SPOT 4 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Feb 2023
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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