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Satellite Re-entries in 2012
497
objects re-entered in 2012
497 catalogued objects re-entered Earth's atmosphere in 2012. Search and sort the full list below — every entry links to its permanent historical profile. Browse other years, or the complete archive.
497
objects in 2012
52
satellites
36,404
all-time total
| Object | NORAD | Type | Re-entered▼ | Operator | Country | Launched | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oko 73D6 No. 6062 | 22741 | SAT | 31 Dec 2012 | PVO | Russia | 1993 | 1,250 kg |
| Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 704A | 39032 | SAT | 21 Dec 2012 | RKKE | Russia | 2012 | 2,900 kg |
| SAMPEX | 22012 | SAT | 13 Nov 2012 | GSFC | United States | 1992 | 158 kg |
| RBSP A | 38752 | SAT | 9 Nov 2012 | GSFC / APL | United States | 2012 | 648 kg |
| RBSP B | 38753 | SAT | 9 Nov 2012 | GSFC / APL | United States | 2012 | 667 kg |
| Progress 7K-TGM No.417 | 38975 | SAT | 31 Oct 2012 | RKKE | Russia | 2012 | 7,290 kg |
| Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 707 | 38871 | SAT | 25 Oct 2012 | RKKE | Russia | 2012 | 2,914 kg |
| Dragon C103 | 38846 | SAT | 10 Oct 2012 | SPX | United States | 2012 | 5,426 kg |
| Orbcomm OG2-1 | 38847 | SAT | 10 Oct 2012 | ORBC | United States | 2012 | 165 kg |
| APSTAR 1 | 23185 | SAT | 1 Oct 2012 | APT | HKUK | 1994 | 770 kg |
| Intelsat New Dawn | 37392 | SAT | 1 Oct 2012 | NDAWN | MU | 2011 | 3,000 kg |
| Kobal't-M No. 563 | 38335 | SAT | 24 Sep 2012 | VVKO | Russia | 2012 | 3,186 kg |
| Pharmasat | 35002 | SAT | 14 Aug 2012 | ARC | United States | 2009 | 4 kg |
| Vektor-T | 38751 | SAT | 3 Aug 2012 | RKKE | Russia | 2012 | 8 kg |
| Progress 7K-TGM No.416 | 38738 | SAT | 2 Aug 2012 | RKKE | Russia | 2012 | 7,290 kg |
| Radcat | 6212 | SAT | 2 Aug 2012 | USN / DOD | United States | 1972 | 207 kg |
| HTV 3 | 38706 | SAT | 27 Jul 2012 | JAXA | Japan | 2012 | 15,400 kg |
| IGS Radar-1 | 27699 | SAT | 26 Jul 2012 | CSICE | Japan | 2003 | 1,500 kg |
| Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 706 | 38671 | SAT | 17 Jul 2012 | RKKE | Russia | 2012 | 2,900 kg |
| Shenzhou 9 Fanhui Cang | 38461 | SAT | 18 Jun 2012 | CMSEO | China | 2012 | 3,240 kg |
| X-37B No. 2 F1 | 37375 | SAT | 16 Jun 2012 | AFRCO | United States | 2011 | 5,000 kg |
| Dragon C102 | 38348 | SAT | 25 May 2012 | SPX | United States | 2012 | 4,650 kg |
| Soyuz 11F732A47 No. 705 | 38291 | SAT | 16 May 2012 | RKKE | Russia | 2012 | 2,900 kg |
| ICO 2 | 26857 | SAT | 1 May 2012 | ICOH | United Kingdom | 2001 | 2,700 kg |
| Tacsat 3 | 35001 | SAT | 30 Apr 2012 | AFRL | United States | 2009 | 400 kg |
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How many objects re-entered the atmosphere in 2012?
497 catalogued objects re-entered Earth's atmosphere in 2012, according to Orbital Radar's historical catalogue records. Each one keeps a permanent historical profile on Orbital Radar.