RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
KUIPER-00171
KUIPER-00171 (NORAD 65784) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 February 2026 over South America, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
65784
International designator
2025-217Y
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Sep 2025Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Feb 2026Recorded time 04:30 UTC
Time in orbit
4 months136 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
Mass
490 kg
Operator
Built by
Amazon Kuiper
Bus
Kuiper
Programme
Kuiper
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 22.0°S, 67.0°W at 04:30 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsKUIPER-00171’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Feb 2026
4 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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