RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
IRIDIUM 33 DEB
IRIDIUM 33 DEB (NORAD 35622) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 September 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
35622
International designator
1997-051QU
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
14 Sep 1997Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Sep 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
29 years10,599 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 21 Sep 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
1997-051Part of a break-up
540 on record
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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