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ISS OBJECT XY

NORAD 66912· COSPAR 1998-067XY· ISS / Science· LEO
Launch
Launched on Nov 20, 1998 from 81/23 (81L), Kazakhstan aboard a Proton-K.
Proton | Zarya
No longer in orbit

ISS OBJECT XY reentered Earth's atmosphere on Jul 1, 2026. The orbit below is the last tracked element set, shown for reference — it is not a current position.

Last tracked · TLE epoch 2026-06-29 08:20 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Country
TBD
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 20, 1998
Reentered
Jul 1, 2026
Mass
Apogee
220 km
Perigee
212 km
Inclination
51.60°
Period
88.7 min

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ISS OBJECT XY across 34 days of archived orbital elements (36 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-110.3 km
Rate
-3.22 km/day
Now
212 × 220 km
270329212May 28Jul 2
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

15 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 1998-067 (Proton | Zarya).

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