RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
KUIPER-00163
KUIPER-00163 (NORAD 65777) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 July 2026 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
65777
International designator
2025-217R
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Sep 2025Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Jul 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 Jul 2026
Time in orbit
10 months305 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.9°N to 51.9°SFinal inclination 51.9°
Mass
490 kg
Operator
Built by
Amazon Kuiper
Bus
Kuiper
Programme
Kuiper
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 43.0°N, 174.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.9°N and 51.9°S.
Life in orbit
10 monthsKUIPER-00163’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 27 Jul 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-217
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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