CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0736
NOAA 17 DEB
NOAA 17 DEB (NORAD 48745) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 July 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
48745
International designator
2002-032CE
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jun 2002Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jul 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
24 years8,775 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.2°N to 81.2°SFinal inclination 98.8°
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 98.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.2°N and 81.2°S.
Life in orbit
NOAA 17 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Jul 2026
5 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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