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Entry no.
2023-1184

OBJECT U

OBJECT U (NORAD 47718) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 June 2023, after 2 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47718
International designator
2021-015U
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
Not recorded
Launched
28 Feb 2021Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jun 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 3 months828 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 3 months

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

Also ended on 6 Jun 2023

11 entries

From the same launch

2021-015
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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