RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
OBJECT C
OBJECT C (NORAD 49317) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 February 2026, after 4 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49317
International designator
2021-091C
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
14 Oct 2021Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 4 months1,595 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 4 monthsOBJECT C’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Feb 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-091
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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