CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1761
WISE
WISE (NORAD 36119) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 November 2024 over the Indian Ocean, after 14 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
36119
International designator
2009-071A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Dec 2009Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Nov 2024Recorded time 00:49 UTC
Time in orbit
14 years, 10 months5,437 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.9°N to 82.9°SFinal inclination 97.1°
Mass
661 kg
Operator
JPL
Built by
Ball
Bus
BCP-300
Programme
MIDEX
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 21.6°S, 111.5°E at 00:49 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.9°N and 82.9°S.
Life in orbit
14 years, 10 monthsWISE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Nov 2024
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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