RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
NOAA 17 DEB
NOAA 17 DEB (NORAD 48714) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 January 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
48714
International designator
2002-032AX
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jun 2002Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Jan 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
23 years, 6 months8,605 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.6°N to 81.6°SFinal inclination 98.4°
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 98.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.6°N and 81.6°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 Jan 2026
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