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What changed in Earth orbit.

Orbital launches, launches scheduled in the next two weeks, reentries, and changes to the public satellite catalog between Orbit's own readings. Everything here is measured or reported by the sources named on it; Orbit adds no judgment.

Not live yet: manoeuvre detection. It waits on a test of the open maneuver-detect method and on the terms for the orbital history it needs. Until then Orbit reports no manoeuvres and makes no warnings.

Orbital launches, last 7 days

From GCAT's launch list. Payloads are those GCAT has cataloged so far; new ones are often added a day or more after launch.

Scheduled launches, next 14 days

From Launch Library 2. Scheduled times are the provider's or the press's and often move; some military launches are listed late or not at all.

Reentries, last 7 days

Payloads GCAT has dated as reentered. Dates are often approximate (marked ~).

Catalog changes and owner codes

Changes between Orbit's last two readings of GCAT. Owners come from GCAT, which keeps Soviet (SU) objects apart from Russian (RU) ones.

Sources and freshness