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Entry no.
2025-0723
POEM 4
POEM 4 (NORAD 62461) came down while still attached to its host on 4 April 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62461
International designator
2024-253C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
India
Launched
30 Dec 2024Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Apr 2025Recorded time 03:08 UTC
Time in orbit
3 months95 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
55.2°N to 55.2°SFinal inclination 55.2°
Mass
50 kg
Operator
ISRO
Built by
ISRO SAC/Banga
Bus
POEM
Programme
ISRO Aux
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 10.0°S, 87.0°W at 03:08 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 55.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 55.2°N and 55.2°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsPOEM 4’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Apr 2025
20 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-253
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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