CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2131
LEASAT 2 PKM
LEASAT 2 PKM (NORAD 15244) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 December 2024, after 40 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
15244
International designator
1984-093E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
30 Aug 1984Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Dec 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
40 years, 3 months14,723 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
27.1°N to 27.1°SFinal inclination 27.1°
Mass
3,659 kg
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 27.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 27.1°N and 27.1°S.
Life in orbit
40 years, 3 monthsLEASAT 2 PKM’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Dec 2024
23 entriesFrom the same launch
1984-093
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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