RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
HTV-X1
HTV-X1 (NORAD 66174) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 26 May 2026, after 7 months in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
66174
International designator
2025-241A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
26 Oct 2025Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
26 May 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months212 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
10,000 kg
Operator
JAXA
Built by
MHITO?
Bus
HTV-X
Programme
HTV
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsHTV-X1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 May 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-241
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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