RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
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Entry number
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NOAA 17 DEB

NOAA 17 DEB (NORAD 48181) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 July 2026.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
48181
International designator
2002-032W
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jun 2002Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Jul 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
24 years8,786 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 98.7°

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 98.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.

Life in orbit

NOAA 17 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 14 Jul 2026

4 entries
PendingSTARLINK-1678PendingCE-SAT IIBPendingWEIHAI 1-01PendingSTARLINK-32262
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