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Entry no.
2025-1787

UNICORN-2Q

UNICORN-2Q (NORAD 63491) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 November 2025, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
63491
International designator
2025-052BM
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Germany
Launched
15 Mar 2025Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Nov 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months256 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
Alba Orbital
Built by
Alba Orbital
Bus
PocketQube 3P
Programme
Alba

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

8 months

UNICORN-2Q’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 26 Nov 2025

4 entries
2025-1784STARLINK-11902025-1786SS3 R/B2025-1783ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA)2025-1785OBJECT CA

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