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BIROS

BIROS (NORAD 41604) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 January 2026, after 9 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
41604
International designator
2016-040F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Germany
Launched
22 Jun 2016Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Jan 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 years, 7 months3,501 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.0°N to 83.0°SFinal inclination 97.0°
Mass
130 kg
Operator
DLR
Built by
AstroFein / Kayser-Threde
Bus
TET-X
Programme
DLR Geo

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.0°N and 83.0°S.

Life in orbit

9 years, 7 months

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

Also ended on 22 Jan 2026

1 entry
PendingCZ-6C R/B

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