RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
W-4 Reentry Vehicle
W-Series 4 RV
W-4 Reentry Vehicle (NORAD 69093) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 June 2026 over Europe, after 11 months in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
69093
International designator
2025-135BW
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
W-SERIES 4 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
United States
Launched
23 Jun 2025Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jun 2026Recorded time 14:02 UTC
Time in orbit
11 months343 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
120 kg
Operator
Varda Space
Built by
Varda Space
Bus
Varda RV
Programme
Varda
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 58.0°N, 3.0°W at 14:02 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
11 monthsW-4 Reentry Vehicle’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Jun 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-135Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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