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Entry no.
2026-0030

OBJECT M

OBJECT M (NORAD 57015) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 January 2026, after 2 years, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
57015
International designator
2023-085M
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
15 Jun 2023Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Jan 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 6 months939 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°

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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 6 months

OBJECT M’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

2023-085
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