CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0474
CZ-4 DEB
CZ-4 DEB (NORAD 26661) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 April 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
26661
International designator
1999-057LT
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
14 Oct 1999Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Apr 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
26 years, 6 months9,690 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.8°N to 81.8°SFinal inclination 98.2°
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 98.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.8°N and 81.8°S.
Life in orbit
CZ-4 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Apr 2026
6 entriesPart of a fragment group
230 on record
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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