CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0296
CYGNUS NG-23
CYGNUS NG-23 (NORAD 65616) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 14 March 2026, after 6 months in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
65616
International designator
2025-208A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Sep 2025Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months181 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
3,290 kg
Operator
NG
Built by
NGIS SSG
Bus
sPCM
Programme
Cygnus
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsCYGNUS NG-23’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Mar 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-208
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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