RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
CYGNUS NG-24
CYGNUS NG-24 (NORAD 68689) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 12 October 2026, after 6 months in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
68689
International designator
2026-079A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
11 Apr 2026Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Oct 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months184 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
2,474 kg
Operator
NG
Built by
NGIS SSG
Bus
EPCM
Programme
Cygnus
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
6 monthsCYGNUS NG-24’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Oct 2026
4 entries
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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