CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0181
NOAA 17 DEB
NOAA 17 DEB (NORAD 48733) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 February 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
48733
International designator
2002-032BS
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jun 2002Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
23 years, 7 months8,636 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
NOAA 17 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Feb 2026
5 entriesEntered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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