RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
CZ-6A DEB
CZ-6A DEB (NORAD 61480) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 August 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
61480
International designator
2024-140AAN
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
6 Aug 2024Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Aug 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 years745 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
89.3°N to 89.3°SFinal inclination 89.3°
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 89.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 89.3°N and 89.3°S.
Life in orbit
CZ-6A DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Aug 2026
2 entries
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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