RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
HYDRA-W
HYDRA-W (NORAD 63490) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 April 2026, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
63490
International designator
2025-052BL
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Spain
Launched
15 Mar 2025Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Apr 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month405 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Operator
Hydra Space
Built by
Hydra Space
Bus
PQ 1.5P
Programme
AMEA
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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 1 monthHYDRA-W’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Apr 2026
1 entryFrom the same launch
2025-052
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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