CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0564
VTM R/B
VTM R/B (NORAD 60456) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 March 2025 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
60456
International designator
2024-147C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
16 Aug 2024Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Mar 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 12 Mar 2025
Time in orbit
6 months209 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
36.9°N to 36.9°SFinal inclination 36.9°
Mass
200 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 37.0°N, 28.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 36.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 36.9°N and 36.9°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsVTM R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Mar 2025
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-147Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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