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Entry no.
2025-1026

PIONEER-03

PIONEER-03 (NORAD 63224) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 14 May 2025, after 1 month in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
63224
International designator
2025-052Q
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Mar 2025Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 May 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month60 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
275 kg
Operator
Varda Space
Built by
Rocket Lab
Bus
RL Pioneer
Programme
Photon

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact 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

1 month

PIONEER-03’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 14 May 2025

2 entries
2025-1025STARLINK-60682025-1024FALCON 9 R/B

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2025-052
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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