CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1554
POLARIS DAWN DEB
POLARIS DAWN DEB (NORAD 61073) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 September 2024 over the North Atlantic Ocean.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
61073
International designator
2024-161B
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
10 Sep 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Sep 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 29 Sep 2024
Time since launch
20 days20 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 21.5°N, 23.8°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 30 Sep 2024
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-161
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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