CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0375
OBJECT W
OBJECT W (NORAD 62397) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 April 2026, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62397
International designator
2024-247W
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
Not recorded
Launched
21 Dec 2024Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Apr 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months466 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
45.0°N to 45.0°SFinal inclination 45.0°
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 45.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 45.0°N and 45.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 3 monthsOBJECT W’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Apr 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-247
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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