CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0912
OBJECT A
OBJECT A (NORAD 61227) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 August 2026, after 1 year, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
61227
International designator
2024-173A
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
24 Sep 2024Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Aug 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 11 months700 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 11 monthsOBJECT A’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Aug 2026
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-173
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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