CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0696
VTM R/B
VTM R/B (NORAD 55566) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 May 2024 over the western Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55566
International designator
2023-019E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
10 Feb 2023Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
15 May 2024Recorded time 12:17 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months460 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.9°N to 37.9°SFinal inclination 37.9°
Mass
200 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 15.0°N, 114.0°E at 12:17 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 37.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.9°N and 37.9°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 3 monthsVTM R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 May 2024
13 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-019
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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