RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
PROTOSAT-1
PROTOSAT-1 (NORAD 61793) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 March 2026 over the Arctic Ocean, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
61793
International designator
2024-201B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Rwanda
Launched
5 Nov 2024Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Mar 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 22 Feb 2026
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months481 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.0°N to 43.0°SFinal inclination 43.0°
Mass
100 kg
Operator
E-Space Rwanda
Built by
E-Space
Bus
E-Space
Programme
E-Space
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 76.0°N, 78.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 43.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.0°N and 43.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 3 monthsPROTOSAT-1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Mar 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-201
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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