Feeling the Heat!
Air drag and, sometimes, gravitational effects cause satellites to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. Occasionally, re-entry is caused by a deliberate decision of a satellite owner to fire a retro-rocket and bring some part of a space vehicle back to Earth.
Most re-entries result in the vehicle being destroyed by frictional heating as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere. Some fragments may get through and hit the Earth's surface - hence the system of TIP messages to warn of the event. Only a space vehicle fitted with a heat shield will get through the atmosphere for a landing.
NOTE - Names used here are as used by Space-Track rather than the more-descriptive ones in the Orbital Focus tables.
Anticipated Re-entries
Information comes from Space-Track. Most entries are from the 60-day decay prediction messages. If the re-entry date has already passed then you might find the object is also in the actual re-entry list further down the page.
Below are re-entries expected over the next few weeks. The table includes only natural re-entries of satellites and rocket bodies. It excludes debris items and planned events like a Soyuz, Shenzhou or Dragon spacecraft returning from space station duties.
Table created: 2024 Dec 14, 06:47 UTC
Cat No |
Designation |
Name (SpaceTrack) |
Predicted Date UTC |
Prediction Issued UTC |
40305 | 2014-071A | YAOGAN 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 2024 Dec 12 | 54782 | 2022-175AA | STARLINK-5437 | 2024 Dec 12 | 2024 Dec 9 | 44733 | 2019-074W | STARLINK-1028 | 2024 Dec 13 | 2024 Dec 5 | 45380 | 2020-019W | STARLINK-1207 | 2024 Dec 13 | 2024 Dec 5 | 45534 | 2020-025D | STARLINK-1341 | 2024 Dec 13 | 2024 Dec 5 | 44787 | 2019-077C | KZ-1A R/B | 2024 Dec 14 | 2024 Dec 14 | 15494 | 1985-009A | COSMOS 1626 | 2024 Dec 14 | 2024 Dec 14 | 45562 | 2020-025AH | STARLINK-1354 | 2024 Dec 15 | 2024 Dec 5 | 45563 | 2020-025AJ | STARLINK-1355 | 2024 Dec 15 | 2024 Dec 5 | 45680 | 2020-035Z | STARLINK-1395 | 2024 Dec 15 | 2024 Dec 5 | 46726 | 2020-073BJ | STARLINK-1829 | 2024 Dec 15 | 2024 Dec 5 | 46768 | 2020-074AF | STARLINK-1918 | 2024 Dec 15 | 2024 Dec 5 | 46785 | 2020-074AY | STARLINK-1883 | 2024 Dec 15 | 2024 Dec 5 | 50160 | 2021-125E | STARLINK-3288 | 2024 Dec 15 | 2024 Dec 5 | 60958 | 1998-067WY | OBJECT WY | 2024 Dec 15 | 2024 Dec 5 | 45049 | 2020-006F | STARLINK-1135 | 2024 Dec 15 | 2024 Dec 13 | 44743 | 2019-074AG | STARLINK-1038 | 2024 Dec 16 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47591 | 2021-009AV | STARLINK-1996 | 2024 Dec 16 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47761 | 2021-017AR | STARLINK-2179 | 2024 Dec 16 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47763 | 2021-017AT | STARLINK-2181 | 2024 Dec 16 | 2024 Dec 5 | 52533 | 2022-051A | STARLINK-3951 | 2024 Dec 16 | 2024 Dec 5 | 53865 | 2022-114AZ | STARLINK-4785 | 2024 Dec 16 | 2024 Dec 12 | 52696 | 2022-053AS | STARLINK-4025 | 2024 Dec 16 | 2024 Dec 13 | 47668 | 2021-012BA | STARLINK-2059 | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47875 | 2021-021R | STARLINK-2331 | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47990 | 2021-024P | STARLINK-2307 | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 5 | 48302 | 2021-036AC | STARLINK-2556 | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 12 | 50811 | 2022-001J | STARLINK-3347 | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 12 | 52570 | 2022-051AP | STARLINK-3924 | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 12 | 52691 | 2022-053AM | STARLINK-3945 | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 12 | 53281 | 2022-086AR | STARLINK-4182 | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 12 | 59109 | 2024-043M | OBJECT M | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 5 | 52683 | 2022-053AD | STARLINK-4039 | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 13 | 52481 | 2022-049AG | STARLINK-3842 | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 13 | 49170 | 2021-082AS | STARLINK-3074 | 2024 Dec 17 | 2024 Dec 14 | 45662 | 2020-035F | STARLINK-1445 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 45762 | 2020-038AJ | STARLINK-1499 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46030 | 2020-055D | STARLINK-1534 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46031 | 2020-055E | STARLINK-1544 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47134 | 2020-088N | STARLINK-1844 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47167 | 2020-088AX | STARLINK-1884 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47526 | 2021-006DS | KEPLER-14 (STELLA) | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47594 | 2021-009AY | STARLINK-1999 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47918 | 2021-021BL | STARLINK-2398 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47980 | 2021-024D | STARLINK-2312 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 5 | 50847 | 2022-001AW | STARLINK-3319 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 51730 | 2022-016S | STARLINK-3530 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 52261 | 2022-041A | STARLINK-3810 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 53133 | 2022-083B | STARLINK-4154 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 53428 | 2022-097AS | STARLINK-4540 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 55992 | 2023-042G | STARLINK-5962 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 61067 | 2024-164T | STARLINK-32368 | 2024 Dec 18 | 2024 Dec 12 | 45066 | 2020-006Y | STARLINK-1145 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47141 | 2020-088V | STARLINK-1854 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47642 | 2021-012Y | STARLINK-2020 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47646 | 2021-012AC | STARLINK-2028 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47811 | 2021-018AA | STARLINK-2392 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48322 | 2021-036AY | STARLINK-2477 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48588 | 2021-041AM | STARLINK-2244 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 51107 | 2022-005D | STARLINK-3368 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 51982 | 2022-025AC | STARLINK-3650 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 52124 | 2022-029AN | STARLINK-3684 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 52381 | 2022-045BC | STARLINK-3803 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 52460 | 2022-049K | STARLINK-3865 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 53284 | 2022-086AU | STARLINK-4172 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 53625 | 2022-104AP | STARLINK-4603 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 53714 | 2022-107Q | STARLINK-4688 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 53862 | 2022-114AW | STARLINK-4792 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 53989 | 2022-125AB | STARLINK-5115 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 56033 | 2023-042AZ | STARLINK-5784 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 57103 | 2023-090C | STARLINK-6123 | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 12 | 59144 | 2024-043AY | OBJECT AY | 2024 Dec 19 | 2024 Dec 5 | 44970 | 2020-001BJ | STARLINK-1093 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 45548 | 2020-025T | STARLINK-1378 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46062 | 2020-055AM | STARLINK-1574 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46071 | 2020-055AW | STARLINK-1538 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46132 | 2020-057R | STARLINK-1630 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46692 | 2020-073Y | STARLINK-1791 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47174 | 2020-088BE | STARLINK-1891 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47372 | 2021-005Z | STARLINK-2089 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47740 | 2021-017U | STARLINK-2152 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47869 | 2021-021K | STARLINK-2324 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47891 | 2021-021AH | STARLINK-2351 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48002 | 2021-024AB | STARLINK-2265 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 5 | 48026 | 2021-024BB | STARLINK-2278 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48335 | 2021-036BM | STARLINK-2441 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48429 | 2021-040B | STARLINK-2749 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48585 | 2021-041AJ | STARLINK-2240 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48587 | 2021-041AL | STARLINK-2242 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 49412 | 2021-104E | STARLINK-3144 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 53937 | 2022-119BD | STARLINK-4765 | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 12 | 60467 | 2024-148K | CZ-4B R/B | 2024 Dec 20 | 2024 Dec 13 | 15244 | 1984-093E | LEASAT 2 PKM | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 44915 | 2020-001B | STARLINK-1084 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 44959 | 2020-001AX | STARLINK-1076 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 45099 | 2020-006BH | STARLINK-1186 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 45401 | 2020-019AT | STARLINK-1256 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 45743 | 2020-038P | STARLINK-1483 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46041 | 2020-055Q | STARLINK-1580 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46069 | 2020-055AU | STARLINK-1533 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46140 | 2020-057Z | STARLINK-1594 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46364 | 2020-062AR | STARLINK-1763 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46788 | 2020-074BB | STARLINK-1929 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47170 | 2020-088BA | STARLINK-1887 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47402 | 2021-005BF | STARLINK-2124 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47635 | 2021-012R | STARLINK-2012 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47666 | 2021-012AY | STARLINK-2057 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47795 | 2021-018J | STARLINK-2347 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47842 | 2021-018BH | STARLINK-2434 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47881 | 2021-021X | STARLINK-2339 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47902 | 2021-021AU | STARLINK-2362 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47913 | 2021-021BF | STARLINK-2374 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48030 | 2021-024BF | STARLINK-2268 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48281 | 2021-036F | STARLINK-2520 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48296 | 2021-036W | STARLINK-2546 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48313 | 2021-036AP | STARLINK-2541 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48394 | 2021-038AT | STARLINK-2573 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48463 | 2021-040AM | STARLINK-2689 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48660 | 2021-044Y | STARLINK-2688 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48689 | 2021-044BD | STARLINK-2617 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 52701 | 2022-053AX | STARLINK-4003 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 53534 | 2022-101H | STARLINK-4488 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 54769 | 2022-175M | STARLINK-5404 | 2024 Dec 21 | 2024 Dec 12 | 45191 | 2020-012P | STARLINK-1236 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 5 | 46682 | 2020-073N | STARLINK-1776 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46772 | 2020-074AK | STARLINK-1936 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47175 | 2020-088BF | STARLINK-1895 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47620 | 2021-012A | STARLINK-1528 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47664 | 2021-012AW | STARLINK-2054 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47860 | 2021-021A | STARLINK-2258 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47878 | 2021-021U | STARLINK-2335 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47889 | 2021-021AF | STARLINK-2349 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47892 | 2021-021AJ | STARLINK-2352 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47914 | 2021-021BG | STARLINK-2375 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47998 | 2021-024X | STARLINK-2296 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48645 | 2021-044H | STARLINK-2733 | 2024 Dec 22 | 2024 Dec 12 | 44766 | 2019-074BF | STARLINK-1061 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 5 | 45740 | 2020-038L | STARLINK-1479 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46748 | 2020-074K | STARLINK-1910 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46760 | 2020-074X | STARLINK-1896 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46779 | 2020-074AS | STARLINK-1798 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47136 | 2020-088Q | STARLINK-1846 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47151 | 2020-088AF | STARLINK-1864 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47163 | 2020-088AT | STARLINK-1878 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47165 | 2020-088AV | STARLINK-1880 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47177 | 2020-088BH | STARLINK-1907 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47768 | 2021-017AY | STARLINK-2189 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47769 | 2021-017AZ | STARLINK-2192 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47866 | 2021-021G | STARLINK-2320 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47871 | 2021-021M | STARLINK-2327 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47991 | 2021-024Q | STARLINK-2279 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48020 | 2021-024AV | STARLINK-2294 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 51145 | 2022-005AT | STARLINK-3365 | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 59138 | 2024-043AS | OBJECT AS | 2024 Dec 23 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47124 | 2020-088C | STARLINK-1785 | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47640 | 2021-012W | STARLINK-2018 | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47781 | 2021-017BM | STARLINK-2223 | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47876 | 2021-021S | STARLINK-2332 | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47880 | 2021-021W | STARLINK-2337 | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47905 | 2021-021AX | STARLINK-2365 | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47909 | 2021-021BB | STARLINK-2369 | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47985 | 2021-024J | STARLINK-2308 | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47994 | 2021-024T | STARLINK-2290 | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 12 | 48013 | 2021-024AN | STARLINK-2243 | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 12 | 57536 | 2023-116C | CZ-2C R/B | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 12 | 59139 | 2024-043AT | OBJECT AT | 2024 Dec 24 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47639 | 2021-012V | STARLINK-2016 | 2024 Dec 25 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47645 | 2021-012AB | STARLINK-2027 | 2024 Dec 25 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47743 | 2021-017X | STARLINK-2157 | 2024 Dec 25 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47775 | 2021-017BF | STARLINK-2198 | 2024 Dec 25 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47867 | 2021-021H | STARLINK-2321 | 2024 Dec 25 | 2024 Dec 5 | 48476 | 2021-040BA | STARLINK-2723 | 2024 Dec 25 | 2024 Dec 12 | 52582 | 2022-051AY | STARLINK-3886 | 2024 Dec 25 | 2024 Dec 12 | 52624 | 2022-052AC | STARLINK-4009 | 2024 Dec 25 | 2024 Dec 12 | 54072 | 2022-136X | STARLINK-5144 | 2024 Dec 25 | 2024 Dec 12 | 62113 | 2024-221C | ZQ-2E R/B | 2024 Dec 25 | 2024 Dec 12 | 45089 | 2020-006AX | STARLINK-1136 | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46361 | 2020-062AN | STARLINK-1722 | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 5 | 46752 | 2020-074P | STARLINK-1921 | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46793 | 2020-074BG | STARLINK-1941 | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47593 | 2021-009AX | STARLINK-1998 | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47601 | 2021-009BF | STARLINK-2006 | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47674 | 2021-012BG | STARLINK-2067 | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47877 | 2021-021T | STARLINK-2333 | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47989 | 2021-024N | STARLINK-2305 | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 5 | 53617 | 2022-104AF | STARLINK-4601 | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 12 | 54765 | 2022-175H | STARLINK-5466 | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 12 | 61263 | 2024-174F | OBJECT F | 2024 Dec 26 | 2024 Dec 5 | 28385 | 2004-034B | ATLAS CENTAUR R/B | 2024 Dec 27 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47864 | 2021-021E | STARLINK-2304 | 2024 Dec 27 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47912 | 2021-021BE | STARLINK-2372 | 2024 Dec 27 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47977 | 2021-024A | STARLINK-2087 | 2024 Dec 27 | 2024 Dec 5 | 45178 | 2020-012A | STARLINK-1138 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 45734 | 2020-038E | STARLINK-1468 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 45767 | 2020-038AP | STARLINK-1511 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46122 | 2020-057F | STARLINK-1604 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46334 | 2020-062K | STARLINK-1725 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46671 | 2020-073B | STARLINK-1715 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46767 | 2020-074AE | STARLINK-1917 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47128 | 2020-088G | STARLINK-1837 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47138 | 2020-088S | STARLINK-1850 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47551 | 2021-009D | STARLINK-1938 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47579 | 2021-009AH | STARLINK-1981 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47774 | 2021-017BE | STARLINK-2197 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47865 | 2021-021F | STARLINK-2310 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47979 | 2021-024C | STARLINK-2325 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47982 | 2021-024F | STARLINK-2317 | 2024 Dec 28 | 2024 Dec 12 | 46684 | 2020-073Q | STARLINK-1780 | 2024 Dec 29 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47139 | 2020-088T | STARLINK-1852 | 2024 Dec 29 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47144 | 2020-088Y | STARLINK-1857 | 2024 Dec 29 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47585 | 2021-009AP | STARLINK-1989 | 2024 Dec 29 | 2024 Dec 5 | 47607 | 2021-009BM | STARLINK-2025 | 2024 Dec 29 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47725 | 2021-017D | STARLINK-2125 | 2024 Dec 29 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47726 | 2021-017E | STARLINK-2126 | 2024 Dec 29 | 2024 Dec 12 | 47917 | 2021-021BK | STARLINK-2397 | 2024 Dec 29 | 2024 Dec 5 |
Recent TIP Messages
Publication of TIP messages is not a matter of routine and they are not issued for all re-entries. They are more up to date and more precise than entries in the table and take precedence over them.
Readers unfamiliar with how to interpret TIP messages are recommended to read the Note at the bottom of the page.
Sometimes there may be a delay between the final TIP message and the re-entry being formally logged in Space-Track's Catalogue so a Message here may relate to a re-entry that has not yet moved from the 'Anticipated' list to the 'Recent' list.
Orbital Focus shows the predicted impact point only when the Window is less than about one quarter orbit. Even then it represents as much as +/-9000 km.
Table created: 2024 Dec 14, 06:47 UTC
Cat No & Designation |
Name (Space-Track) |
Predicted Date & Time UTC |
Lat, Long & Heading (10 km altitude) |
TIP Message Issued UTC |
62087 2024-219G | ELECTRON R/B | 2024 Dec 7 20:49 ± 1 minutes | 39°.9 north, 59°.9 west southbound, ± 0.01 orbits | 2024 Dec 7 22:36 | 55509 2023-017B | FALCON 9 R/B | 2024 Dec 10 23:05 ± 1 minutes | 21°.6 north, 66°.6 west southbound, ± 0.01 orbits | 2024 Dec 10 23:06 | 54782 2022-175AA | STARLINK-5437 | 2024 Dec 12 01:39 ± 60 minutes | | 2024 Dec 12 06:15 | 52696 2022-053AS | STARLINK-4025 | 2024 Dec 16 17:09 ± 900 minutes | | 2024 Dec 13 16:56 | 52683 2022-053AD | STARLINK-4039 | 2024 Dec 17 00:03 ± 900 minutes | | 2024 Dec 13 23:32 | 52481 2022-049AG | STARLINK-3842 | 2024 Dec 17 06:07 ± 1200 minutes | | 2024 Dec 13 05:54 | 49170 2021-082AS | STARLINK-3074 | 2024 Dec 17 23:40 ± 1140 minutes | | 2024 Dec 14 00:03 | 48912 2021-059AK | ION SCV-003 | 2024 Dec 8 22:43 ± 1 minutes | 34°.9 north, 82°.7 east northbound, ± 0.01 orbits | 2024 Dec 8 23:53 | 48387 2021-038AL | STARLINK-2600 | 2024 Dec 7 13:31 ± 2 minutes | 42°.9 north, 79°.9 east southbound, ± 0.02 orbits | 2024 Dec 7 18:11 | 47398 2021-005BB | STARLINK-2120 | 2024 Dec 9 05:25 ± 60 minutes | | 2024 Dec 9 10:02 | 45785 2020-038BH | STARLINK-1512 | 2024 Dec 10 11:57 ± 2 minutes | 34°.9 south, 86°.4 east northbound, ± 0.02 orbits | 2024 Dec 10 16:56 | 45049 2020-006F | STARLINK-1135 | 2024 Dec 15 06:44 ± 300 minutes | | 2024 Dec 14 06:40 | 44787 2019-077C | KZ-1A R/B | 2024 Dec 14 00:49 ± 1 minutes | 37°.7 north, 50°.8 west southbound, ± 0.01 orbits | 2024 Dec 14 04:43 | 44764 2019-074BD | STARLINK-1059 | 2024 Dec 8 03:09 ± 1 minutes | 38°.9 south, 167°.7 east northbound, ± 0.01 orbits | 2024 Dec 8 08:58 | 40305 2014-071A | YAOGAN 23 | 2024 Dec 12 18:29 ± 1 minutes | 38°.8 north, 15°.2 west northbound, ± 0.01 orbits | 2024 Dec 12 20:43 | 15494 1985-009A | COSMOS 1626 | 2024 Dec 14 07:05 ± 26 minutes | | 2024 Dec 14 05:24 |
Recent Re-entries
This table is extracted from Space-Track's Catalogue and lists major re-entries that occurred in the last 30 days, whether natural or deliberate. Sometimes the date shown indicates when the object was first noticed as "missing from orbit", re-entry may have occurred at least one day earlier.
Table created: 2024 Dec 14, 06:47 UTC
Cat No |
Designation |
Name (SpaceTrack) |
Date UTC |
54782 | 2022-175AA | STARLINK-5437 | 2024 Dec 12 | 40305 | 2014-071A | YAOGAN 23 | 2024 Dec 12 | 60953 | 1998-067WT | OBJECT WT | 2024 Dec 11 | 55509 | 2023-017B | FALCON 9 R/B | 2024 Dec 11 | 41602 | 2016-040D | GHGSAT-D | 2024 Dec 11 | 56967 | 2023-084AM | MUSAT1 | 2024 Dec 11 | 56862 | 2023-081S | OBJECT S | 2024 Dec 11 | 45785 | 2020-038BH | STARLINK-1512 | 2024 Dec 10 | 56870 | 2023-081AA | OBJECT AA | 2024 Dec 10 | 46319 | 2020-061AZ | KEPLER-2 (TARS) | 2024 Dec 10 | 56863 | 2023-081T | OBJECT T | 2024 Dec 10 | 56868 | 2023-081Y | OBJECT Y | 2024 Dec 10 | 56867 | 2023-081X | OBJECT X | 2024 Dec 10 | 56854 | 2023-081J | OBJECT J | 2024 Dec 10 | 56848 | 2023-081C | OBJECT C | 2024 Dec 10 | 47398 | 2021-005BB | STARLINK-2120 | 2024 Dec 9 | 48912 | 2021-059AK | ION SCV-003 | 2024 Dec 9 | 44764 | 2019-074BD | STARLINK-1059 | 2024 Dec 8 | 47968 | 2021-023D | MYRIOTA 7 (TYVAK-0152) | 2024 Dec 7 | 48387 | 2021-038AL | STARLINK-2600 | 2024 Dec 7 | 56857 | 2023-081M | OBJECT M | 2024 Dec 7 | 62087 | 2024-219G | ELECTRON R/B | 2024 Dec 7 | 43760 | 2018-099C | ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE | 2024 Dec 6 | 55259 | 2023-007M | OBJECT M | 2024 Dec 6 | 52748 | 2022-057S | NUSAT-30 (MARGHERITA) | 2024 Dec 6 | 57963 | 2023-150B | QASED R/B | 2024 Dec 6 | 62191 | 2024-228B | KZ-1A R/B | 2024 Dec 5 | 45065 | 2020-006X | STARLINK-1139 | 2024 Dec 5 | 45782 | 2020-038BE | STARLINK-1498 | 2024 Dec 4 | 58763 | 2024-010B | H-2A R/B | 2024 Dec 3 | 60954 | 1998-067WU | OBJECT WU | 2024 Dec 3 | 47939 | 2021-022H | OBJECT H | 2024 Dec 3 | 61502 | 1998-067XA | DORA | 2024 Dec 3 | 61792 | 2024-201A | ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B | 2024 Dec 3 | 56227 | 2023-084BL | SKYKRAFT-3B | 2024 Dec 3 | 52738 | 2022-057G | PLANETUM1 | 2024 Dec 3 | 46754 | 2020-074R | STARLINK-1923 | 2024 Dec 2 | 57319 | 2023-097A | ZHUQUE-2 R/B | 2024 Nov 30 | 55134 | 2023-003B | OBJECT B | 2024 Nov 30 |
Note on TIP Messages
Close to re-entry time for many objects, SpaceTrack issues TIP Messages with a more-precise warning of the event. The meaning of the TIP acronym is 'Tracking and Impact Prediction'.
The message includes an estimated latitude and longitude for when the object will go through a height of 10 kilometres (definition - Space-Track) above the ground based on the estimated time. It is a rough indication of the start point of the ellipse within which debris might fall given that horizontal velocity will have reduced to near-zero because of air resistance. In most cases, the location is meaningless in practical terms because the Window included in the Message covers a long track across the Earth's surface.
TIP Messages are often a source of confusion as people take the predicted time literally and ignore the error margin (Window) that is also part of the message. In 2011 RIA-Novosti used a TIP Message, issued several weeks in advance, to pinpoint a village in North Africa, doggedly insisting that it would feel the full force of of Phobos-Grunt’s re-entry. SpaceTrack's Window was ±2 days, representing over one million kilometres of ground track and a large proportion of the Earth's surface between 52° North and 52° South.
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