CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0171
OBJECT F
OBJECT F (NORAD 57009) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 February 2026, after 2 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57009
International designator
2023-085F
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
15 Jun 2023Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 7 months973 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 7 monthsOBJECT F’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Feb 2026
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-085
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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