RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
USA 124
USA 124 (NORAD 23937) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 April 2026, after 29 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23937
International designator
1996-029F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 May 1996Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Apr 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
29 years, 11 months10,936 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
63.2°N to 63.2°SFinal inclination 63.2°
Mass
16 kg
Operator
NRO / NRL
Built by
NRL
Bus
TIPS
Programme
TIPS
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 63.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.2°N and 63.2°S.
Life in orbit
29 years, 11 monthsUSA 124’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Apr 2026
7 entriesFrom the same launch
1996-029
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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