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Reentries

Recent reentries

Objects whose decay date has been published in the CelesTrak SATCAT, i.e. confirmed atmospheric reentries. SatelliteIndex reports what the catalogue says — it does not forecast when or where anything will come down.

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Summary

Confirmed decays

Last 7 days

21

Objects with a published decay date

Last 30 days

100

Last 365 days

1,413

Monthly

Decays by month

Debris history

Objects decayed per month

2024-10 → 2026-09
Objects decayed per month, last 24 months0501001502002502024-102025-022025-062025-102026-022026-062026-09

The last bar is the current, incomplete month.

By object type

Payloads · debris · rocket bodies
Objects decayed per month by object type0501001502002024-102025-022025-062025-102026-022026-062026-09
  • Payloads
  • Debris
  • Rocket bodies

Table

Reentries — last 10 years · Debris

Decay dateObjectNORADTypeCountryRCS (m²)Constellation
17 Dec 2024COSMOS 1275 DEB1981-053PS42106DebrisRussia0.01
17 Dec 2024NOAA 16 DEB2000-055ME41506DebrisUnited States0.00
17 Dec 2024IRIDIUM 33 DEB1997-051VA36019DebrisUnited States0.01
16 Dec 2024COSMOS 2251 DEB1993-036AAS34789DebrisRussia0.01
14 Dec 2024CZ-6A DEB2024-140ABY61808DebrisChina
14 Dec 2024NOAA 17 DEB2002-032AM48704DebrisUnited States
14 Dec 2024FREGAT DEB2011-037LK46404DebrisRussia
14 Dec 2024NOAA 16 DEB2000-055TF42411DebrisUnited States0.00
14 Dec 2024DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB1995-015CF40492DebrisUnited States0.02
14 Dec 2024COSMOS 2251 DEB1993-036AUT35904DebrisRussia0.01
14 Dec 2024FENGYUN 1C DEB1999-025BZR31611DebrisChina0.01
13 Dec 2024CZ-6A DEB2024-140XY61407DebrisChina
13 Dec 2024NOAA 17 DEB2002-032AL48703DebrisUnited States
12 Dec 2024CZ-6A DEB2022-151RA54913DebrisChina
12 Dec 2024IRIDIUM 33 DEB1997-051ACK46977DebrisUnited States
12 Dec 2024SL-14 DEB1978-100Y19229DebrisRussia0.06
11 Dec 2024FREGAT DEB2011-037CG45846DebrisRussia
11 Dec 2024FREGAT DEB2011-037AG45640DebrisRussia
10 Dec 2024CZ-6A DEB2024-140WT61378DebrisChina
10 Dec 2024IRIDIUM 47 DEB1997-082U57003DebrisUnited States
10 Dec 2024DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB1995-015HU42302DebrisUnited States0.01
10 Dec 2024IRIDIUM 33 DEB1997-051YG38020DebrisUnited States0.02
09 Dec 2024COSMOS 2251 DEB1993-036TJ34465DebrisRussia0.03
09 Dec 2024FENGYUN 1C DEB1999-025DG29814DebrisChina0.01
09 Dec 2024SL-8 DEB1975-094D8757DebrisRussia0.02
08 Dec 2024SL-16 DEB1992-093EC22435DebrisRussia0.03
07 Dec 2024QAEM 100 DEB2024-165C61181DebrisIran
07 Dec 2024DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB1995-015HH42291DebrisUnited States0.01
07 Dec 2024DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB1995-015GZ42283DebrisUnited States0.01
07 Dec 2024SL-16 DEB1993-016BG39882DebrisRussia0.01
07 Dec 2024COSMOS 2251 DEB1993-036AXW36059DebrisRussia0.02
07 Dec 2024COSMOS 2251 DEB1993-036EQ33935DebrisRussia0.06
07 Dec 2024FENGYUN 1C DEB1999-025DEE33645DebrisChina0.00
06 Dec 2024RESURS O1 DEB1994-074DZ48498DebrisRussia
06 Dec 2024FENGYUN 1C DEB1999-025EZR46991DebrisChina
06 Dec 2024DELTA 1 DEB1975-052MV42660DebrisUnited States0.01
06 Dec 2024IRIDIUM 33 DEB1997-051ZB38227DebrisUnited States0.01
06 Dec 2024FENGYUN 1C DEB1999-025DWY36271DebrisChina0.01
06 Dec 2024FENGYUN 1C DEB1999-025DFU33683DebrisChina0.01
06 Dec 2024FENGYUN 1C DEB1999-025DBS32454DebrisChina0.01
05 Dec 2024SL-16 DEB1993-016DH42253DebrisRussia0.02
05 Dec 2024FENGYUN 1C DEB1999-025DHA33713DebrisChina0.01
05 Dec 2024THORAD AGENA D DEB1970-025AH4649DebrisUnited States0.04
04 Dec 2024COSMOS 1408 DEB1982-092AC49539DebrisRussia
04 Dec 2024SL-16 DEB1992-093FH22468DebrisRussia0.01
03 Dec 2024CZ-6A DEB2022-151WX55230DebrisChina
03 Dec 2024FREGAT DEB2011-037NJ47113DebrisRussia
03 Dec 2024SL-16 DEB1992-093LL39858DebrisRussia0.01
03 Dec 2024IRIDIUM 33 DEB1997-051SC35749DebrisUnited States0.01
02 Dec 2024FREGAT DEB2011-037FV45964DebrisRussia

Low-perigee watch

Objects currently under 250 km perigee

Not a prediction

Decay dates are those published in the CelesTrak SATCAT. The low-perigee watch lists objects with a perigee under 250 km: it is NOT a reentry prediction and gives no time or location.

ObjectPerigeeApogeeElement epochTypeCountryConstellation
STARLINK-3893#52579139.7 km150.0 km21 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
STARLINK-2681#48465139.8 km146.4 km31 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
STARLINK-1942#46794150.2 km160.3 km15 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
STARLINK-1845#47135150.6 km161.9 km19 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
STARLINK-1319#45379168.7 km172.0 km23 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
SNAP-3 ALICE#40970170.2 km188.9 km16 h agoPayloadUS
SMDC ONE 2.3#39474186.8 km192.5 km3 d agoPayloadUS
STARLINK-4451#53492196.8 km208.3 km10 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
STARLINK-5055#54015197.0 km208.3 km16 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
ZHUQUE-2E R/B#69095197.6 km612.1 km15 h agoRocket bodyCN
STARLINK-2001#47596202.6 km211.9 km7 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
STARLINK-1724#46375207.8 km224.0 km14 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
STARLINK-1888#47171209.4 km217.7 km15 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
PACE-1#48909224.0 km229.4 km45 h agoPayloadUS
STARLINK-3069#49176224.0 km232.4 km23 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
EAGLEEYE#60508229.9 km241.9 km28 h agoPayloadPL
TACSAT 6#39473231.2 km246.2 km46 h agoPayloadUS
SPARTAN#48964232.2 km236.2 km26 h agoPayloadBG
JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3G#46459237.8 km244.7 km14 h agoPayloadCNJilin-1
STARLINK-4442#53480239.3 km244.5 km23 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
STARLINK-4045#53152241.4 km244.7 km24 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
OBJECT D#56746243.0 km247.0 km13 h agoPayloadKR
DONGPO 01#53453245.2 km255.7 km13 h agoPayloadCN
STARLINK-1068#44772246.0 km251.4 km23 h agoPayloadUSStarlink
TRANSPORTER-12 OBJECT M#62620246.5 km261.9 km30 h agoPayload

Perigee and apogee come from the latest element set (SGP4 mean elements, km). Actively manoeuvring satellites (e.g. during orbit raising) routinely sit under 250 km without decaying.

Predicted

Predicted / upcoming reentries

Predicted reentries — no reentry-prediction source connected yet; unavailable

SatelliteIndex does not compute reentry windows or ground tracks itself and will only show predictions once an authoritative source is connected, with its own attribution. See methodology and sources.