CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2185
OBJECT F
OBJECT F (NORAD 61263) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 December 2024, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
61263
International designator
2024-174F
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
24 Sep 2024Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Dec 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months93 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
500 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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsOBJECT F’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Dec 2024
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-174
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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