CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0828
LVM3 R/B
LVM3 R/B (NORAD 66310) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 July 2026 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
66310
International designator
2025-249A
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
2 Nov 2025Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jul 2026Recorded time 12:08 UTC
Time in orbit
8 months270 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
21.4°N to 21.4°SFinal inclination 21.4°
Mass
4,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 21.0°S, 9.0°W at 12:08 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 21.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 21.4°N and 21.4°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsLVM3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Jul 2026
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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