CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1888
KAITUO 1A
KAITUO 1A (NORAD 40904) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 November 2024, after 9 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40904
International designator
2015-049F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
19 Sep 2015Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Nov 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 years, 1 month3,346 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
130 kg
Operator
DFH Shenzhen
Built by
DFH Shenzhen
Programme
Shenzhen
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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
9 years, 1 monthKAITUO 1A’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Nov 2024
26 entriesFrom the same launch
2015-049
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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