CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1090
OBJECT U
OBJECT U (NORAD 51842) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 July 2024 over Asia, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51842
International designator
2022-019U
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
27 Feb 2022Wenchang
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jul 2024Recorded time 09:51 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months882 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
8,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 57.0°N, 60.0°E at 09:51 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 5 monthsOBJECT U’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Jul 2024
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-019
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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