CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1891
IRIS R/B
IRIS R/B (NORAD 22196) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 December 2025 over Asia, after 33 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
22196
International designator
1992-070D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Italy
Launched
22 Oct 1992Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Dec 2025Recorded time 03:16 UTC
Time in orbit
33 years, 2 months12,115 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.1°N to 41.1°SFinal inclination 41.1°
Mass
1,534 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 25.0°N, 78.0°E at 03:16 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.1°N and 41.1°S.
Life in orbit
33 years, 2 monthsIRIS R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Dec 2025
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1992-070
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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