CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0461
AST BLUEBIRD 7
AST BLUEBIRD 7 (NORAD 68765) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 20 April 2026, after 1 day in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
68765
International designator
2026-085A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 Apr 2026Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Apr 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
5,850 kg
Operator
AST & Science
Built by
AST & Science
Bus
BB Block-2
Programme
BlueBird2
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 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 dayAlso ended on 20 Apr 2026
7 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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