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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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          Object Mission Reentry Type Launched Predicted Reentry Time
          Object Falcon 9 Rocket Body (ID 42985) Mission Koreasat 5A Communications Satellite Reentry Type Rocket Body Launched Oct 30, 2017 Predicted Reentry Time Oct 27, 2018 16:32:00 ± 1 hour
          Object Iridium 11 (ID 25578) Mission Iridium 11 & 20 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Dec 19, 1998 Predicted Reentry Time Oct 22, 2018 12:48:00 ± 2 hours
          Object Iridium 20 (ID 25577) Mission Iridium 11 & 20 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Dec 19, 1998 Predicted Reentry Time Oct 22, 2018 01:58:00 ± 1 hour
          Object Iridium 15 (ID 24869) Mission Iridium 15, 17, 18, 20, & 21 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Jul 09, 1997 Predicted Reentry Time Oct 14, 2018 10:51:00 ± 1 hour
          Object Iridium 56 (ID 25170) Mission Iridium 50, 52, 53, 54, and 56 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Feb 18, 1998 Predicted Reentry Time Oct 11, 2018 12:49:00 ± 1 hour
          Object Iridium 70 (ID 25342) Mission Iridium 70, 72-75 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched May 17, 1998 Predicted Reentry Time Oct 11, 2018 09:16:00 ± 1 hour
          Object Iridium 10 (ID 24839) Mission Iridium 9-14, 16 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Jun 18, 1997 Predicted Reentry Time Oct 06, 2018 03:25:00 ± 2 hours
          Object Iridium 86 (ID 25528) Mission Iridium 2, 83-86 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Nov 06, 1998 Predicted Reentry Time Oct 05, 2018 10:27:00 ± 3 hours
          Object Iridium 53 (ID 25173) Mission Iridium 50, 52-54, 56 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Feb 18, 1998 Predicted Reentry Time Sep 30, 2018 14:31:00 ± 1 hour
          Object Iridium 40 (ID 25041) Mission Iridium 38-41, 43 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Nov 09, 1997 Predicted Reentry Time Sep 23, 2018 10:19:00 ± 3 hours
          Object Iridium 50 (ID 25172) Mission Iridium 50, 52-54, 56 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Feb 18, 1998 Predicted Reentry Time Sep 23, 2018 05:54:00 ± 2 hours
          Object Molniya 2-13 (ID 8015) Mission Molniya 2-13 Communications Satellite Reentry Type Payload Launched Jul 08, 1975 Predicted Reentry Time Sep 12, 2018 04:01:00 ± 1 hour
          Object SL-4 Rocket Body (ID 41395) Mission Bars-M No. 2 Reconnaissance Satellite Reentry Type Rocket Body Launched Mar 24, 2016 Predicted Reentry Time Sep 06, 2018 09:21:00 ± 1 hour
          Object Iridium 12 (ID 24837) Mission Iridium 9-14, 16 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Jun 18, 1998 Predicted Reentry Time Sep 02, 2018 04:05:00 ± 2 hours
          Object Iridium 47 (ID 25106) Mission Iridium 45-49 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Dec 20, 1997 Predicted Reentry Time Sep 01, 2018 09:13:00 ± 1 hour
          Object Iridium 76 (ID 25432) Mission Iridium 3 & 76 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Aug 19, 1998 Predicted Reentry Time Aug 28, 2018 10:30:00 ± 1 hour

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