RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
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Entry number
Certificate pending

OBJECT A

OBJECT A (NORAD 61227) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 August 2026, after 1 year, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
61227
International designator
2024-173A
Object type
Unidentified object
Country
China
Launched
24 Sep 2024Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Aug 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 11 months700 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 allowed
Exact 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

1 year, 11 months

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

Also ended on 25 Aug 2026

5 entries
PendingSTARLINK-2041PendingSTARLINK-4437PendingSTARLINK-6137PendingFLOCK 4BE 26PendingOBJECT DB

From the same launch

2024-173
2024-1585OBJECT J2025-1155OBJECT H2025-1366OBJECT G2025-1453OBJECT K2025-1643JIELONG 3 R/B2025-1706OBJECT BPendingOBJECT F
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