CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0423
NOAA 17 DEB
NOAA 17 DEB (NORAD 48762) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 March 2024.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
48762
International designator
2002-032CX
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jun 2002Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Mar 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 29 Mar 2023
Time since launch
21 years, 9 months7,950 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 98.6°
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 98.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.
Life in orbit
NOAA 17 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Mar 2024
15 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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