RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
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Entry number
Certificate pending

GFO

GFO (NORAD 25157) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 August 2026 over the Southern Ocean, after 28 years, 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
25157
International designator
1998-007A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
10 Feb 1998Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Aug 2026Recorded time 05:04 UTC
Time in orbit
28 years, 5 months10,401 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.0°N to 72.0°SFinal inclination 108.0°
Mass
365 kg
Operator
USN
Built by
Ball
Bus
BCP-2000/Tchstar
Programme
GFO

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 71.0°S, 26.0°W at 05:04 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 108.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.0°N and 72.0°S.

Life in orbit

28 years, 5 months

GFO’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 3 Aug 2026

2 entries
PendingODINPendingCZ-6A DEB

From the same launch

1998-007
In orbitOrbcomm FM3In orbitOrbcomm FM4
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