Reentry Predictions

COSMOS 2551 (ID 49127) Reentered

Reentry Prediction
Predicted Reentry Time	20 Oct 2021 05:12 UTC ± 1 hour Timezone
Orbit Epoch	20 Oct 2021 03:16:18.755 UTC
Prediction Ground Track Yellow Icon – location of object at predicted reentry time Orange Line – area of visibility at the predicted reentry time for a ground observer Blue Line – ground track uncertainty prior to predicted reentry time (ticks at 5-minute intervals) Yellow Line – ground track uncertainty after predicted reentry time (ticks at 5-minute intervals) White Line – day/night divider at predicted reentry time (Sun location shown by White Icon) Pink Icon – vicinity of eyewitness sighting Note: Possible reentry locations lie anywhere along the blue and yellow ground track.

Reentry Sighting Map (Full View) — An object matching COSMOS-2551's predicted trajectory was seen reentering over the Midwest United States around 04:43 UTC on October 20, 2021. The image above shows the general region of reentry sightings recorded by the American Meteor Society as well as COSMOS-2551's predicted location at the time of the reentry sighting on top of the Aerospace Corporation's original prediction span. This reentry occurred approximately 30 minutes before the center of the reentry window originally predicted, within the one hour uncertainty window.

Object Description
Reentry Type	Payload
Int'l Designation	2021-081A
NORAD Number	49127
Launched	09 September 2021 @ 02:19 UTC
Launch Site	Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Mission	COSMOS 2551

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