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 84 (ID 25530) Mission Iridium 2, 83-86 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 2 hours
Object Ariane 5 Debris (ID 37267) Mission Hispasat 1E and Koreasat 6 Satellites Reentry Type Debris Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Falcon 9 Rocket Body (ID 42985) Mission Koreasat 5A Communications Satellite Reentry Type Rocket Body Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 11 (ID 25578) Mission Iridium 11 & 20 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 2 hours
Object Iridium 20 (ID 25577) Mission Iridium 11 & 20 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 15 (ID 24869) Mission Iridium 15, 17, 18, 20, & 21 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 56 (ID 25170) Mission Iridium 50, 52, 53, 54, and 56 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 70 (ID 25342) Mission Iridium 70, 72-75 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 10 (ID 24839) Mission Iridium 9-14, 16 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 2 hours
Object Iridium 86 (ID 25528) Mission Iridium 2, 83-86 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 3 hours
Object Iridium 53 (ID 25173) Mission Iridium 50, 52-54, 56 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 40 (ID 25041) Mission Iridium 38-41, 43 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 3 hours
Object Iridium 50 (ID 25172) Mission Iridium 50, 52-54, 56 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 2 hours
Object Molniya 2-13 (ID 8015) Mission Molniya 2-13 Communications Satellite Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object SL-4 Rocket Body (ID 41395) Mission Bars-M No. 2 Reconnaissance Satellite Reentry Type Rocket Body Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 1 hour
Object Iridium 12 (ID 24837) Mission Iridium 9-14, 16 Communications Satellites Reentry Type Payload Launched Predicted Reentry Time ± 2 hours