CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0463
PIONEER-02
PIONEER-02 (NORAD 62662) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 February 2025, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62662
International designator
2025-009BF
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Jan 2025Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Feb 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month44 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
275 kg
Operator
Varda Space
Built by
Rocket Lab
Bus
RL Pioneer
Programme
Photon
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 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthAlso ended on 27 Feb 2025
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-009
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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