Reentries

The CORDS Reentry Database documents objects and payloads that have reentered earth’s atmosphere since 2000. The database below is sortable by object name, mission name, reentry type, launch date and predicted reentry time.


For reentry data older than two years, download the .csv file. To learn more about CORDS, return to the CORDS home page.

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Click the column headers to sort by their values.
Object Mission Reentry Type Launched Predicted Reentry Time
Object Iridium 21 (ID 25778) Mission Iridium 14A and 21A Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Delta 2 Rocket Body (ID 28476) Mission GPS IIR-13 Reentry Type Rocket Body Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 25 (ID 24904) Mission Iridium 22-26 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 72 (ID 25343) Mission Iridium 70, 72-75 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 2 hours
Object SL-6 Rocket Body (ID 27616) Mission Cosmos 2393 Missile Early Warning Satellite Reentry Type Rocket Body Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 3 hours
Object XTE (ID 23757) Mission Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer Satellite Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 2 hours
Object CZ-11 Rocket Body (ID 43444) Mission Five Small Commercial Imaging Satellites Reentry Type Rocket Body Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 13 (ID 24840) Mission Iridium 9-14 & 16 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object BREEZE-M Debris (ID 40347) Mission Yamal-401 Communications Satellite Reentry Type Debris Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 94 (ID 27374) Mission Iridium 90, 91, 94-96 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 19 (ID 24965) Mission Iridium 19, 34-37 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 3 hours
Object PSLV Rocket Body (ID 38249) Mission RISAT-1 Remote Sensing Satellite Reentry Type Rocket Body Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 3 hours
Object Ariane 5 Debris (ID 31309) Mission Astra 1L Communications Satellite Reentry Type Debris Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Tiangong-1 (ID 37820) Mission Tiangong-1 Space Station Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 2 hours
Object Iridium 23 (ID 24906) Mission Iridium 22-26 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object SL-4 Rocket Body (ID 43239) Mission Soyuz MS-08 Crewed Mission to ISS Reentry Type Rocket Body Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 3 hours