RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
GRAVITY-1 R/B
GRAVITY-1 R/B (NORAD 66205) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 August 2026 over Africa, after 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
66205
International designator
2025-226E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
11 Oct 2025Yellow Sea (sea launch)
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Aug 2026Recorded time 13:31 UTC
Time in orbit
10 months323 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.2°N to 82.2°SFinal inclination 97.8°
Mass
1,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 28.0°N, 3.0°E at 13:31 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.2°N and 82.2°S.
Life in orbit
10 monthsGRAVITY-1 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Aug 2026
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-226
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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