RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
W-SERIES 6
W-SERIES 6 (NORAD 68469) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 19 May 2026, after 1 month in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
68469
International designator
2026-067BF
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
30 Mar 2026Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
19 May 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month50 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
250 kg
Operator
Varda Space
Built by
Varda Space
Bus
VW
Programme
Varda
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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthW-SERIES 6’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 May 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2026-067
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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