CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0715
NOAA 17 DEB
NOAA 17 DEB (NORAD 48168) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 May 2024.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
48168
International designator
2002-032J
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jun 2002Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
19 May 2024UTC calendar day
Time since launch
21 years, 10 months8,000 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
NOAA 17 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 May 2024
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.