CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Orbital Register seal
Entry no.
2026-0152

KUIPER-00171

KUIPER-00171 (NORAD 65784) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 February 2026 over South America, after 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
65784
International designator
2025-217Y
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Sep 2025Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Feb 2026Recorded time 04:30 UTC
Time in orbit
4 months136 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
Mass
490 kg
Operator
Amazon Kuiper
Built by
Amazon Kuiper
Bus
Kuiper
Programme
Kuiper

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 22.0°S, 67.0°W at 04:30 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.

Life in orbit

4 months

KUIPER-00171’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 8 Feb 2026

4 entries
2026-0149STARLINK-45182026-0150STARLINK-52252026-0151STARLINK-111432026-0148FENGYUN 1C DEB

From the same launch

2025-217
2026-0819KUIPER-00163In orbitKuiper KA03-01In orbitKuiper KA03-25In orbitKuiper KA03-26In orbitKuiper KA03-27In orbitKuiper KA03-02In orbitKuiper KA03-03
Orbital Register seal
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2026-0152
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.