RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
W-SERIES 8
W-SERIES 8 (NORAD 100883) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 November 2026, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
100883
International designator
2026-227A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
1 Oct 2026Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Nov 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month35 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
250 kg
Operator
Varda Space
Built by
Varda Space
Bus
VW
Programme
Varda
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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthW-SERIES 8’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2026-227
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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