RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
SWIFT
SWIFT (NORAD 28485) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 November 2026, after 21 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28485
International designator
2004-047A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Nov 2004Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Nov 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
21 years, 11 months8,019 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
20.5°N to 20.5°SFinal inclination 20.5°
Mass
1,470 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
GDG
Bus
SA-200HP
Programme
MIDEX
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 20.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 20.5°N and 20.5°S.
Life in orbit
21 years, 11 monthsSWIFT’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Nov 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2004-047
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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