RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
IRIDIUM 33 DEB
IRIDIUM 33 DEB (NORAD 35080) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 July 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
35080
International designator
1997-051PF
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
14 Sep 1997Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Jul 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
28 years, 9 months10,526 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
86.2°N to 86.2°SFinal inclination 86.2°
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 86.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.2°N and 86.2°S.
Life in orbit
IRIDIUM 33 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Jul 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1997-051Part of a break-up
539 on record
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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