CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1251
ILLUMA-T
ILLUMA-T (NORAD 60181) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after release from its host on 10 July 2025, after 26 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
60181
International designator
1998-067WR
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Nov 1998Baikonur Cosmodrome
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Jul 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
26 years, 7 months9,729 days
How it ended
Re-entered after release from its host
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
396 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
GSFC
Bus
ORU
Programme
ISS Att Payload
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
26 years, 7 monthsILLUMA-T’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Jul 2025
1 entryFrom the same launch
1998-067
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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