CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1610
NOAA 17 DEB
NOAA 17 DEB (NORAD 49486) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 October 2024.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
49486
International designator
2002-032DQ
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jun 2002Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Oct 2024UTC calendar day
Time since launch
22 years, 3 months8,142 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.1°N to 81.1°SFinal inclination 98.9°
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 98.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.1°N and 81.1°S.
Life in orbit
NOAA 17 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Oct 2024
6 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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