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Entry no.
2024-0180

OBJECT K

OBJECT K (NORAD 48257) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 February 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
48257
International designator
2021-033K
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
27 Apr 2021Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Feb 2024Recorded time 09:49 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 9 months1,018 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
1,000 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 22.0°N, 153.0°W at 09:49 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 9 months

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

Also ended on 9 Feb 2024

2 entries
2024-0181AXIOM-32024-0179OBJECT C

From the same launch

2021-033
2023-1341OBJECT B2023-1356OBJECT J2023-1944OBJECT H2023-1991OBJECT G2024-0179OBJECT C2024-1112OBJECT D2024-1151OBJECT A2024-1781OBJECT F2025-0030OBJECT E
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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