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Orbit recap · Aug 16, 2026

18 new objects cataloged, 2 reentries. New launches reach SATCAT a day or two after liftoff.

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Space on Aug 16, 2026
Everything the catalog gained and cleared that day. ▲ launches, ▼ reentries.
ORBIT RECAPAug 16, 202618new objects cataloged2reentered and burned up▲ GUOWANG 24 OBJECT A + 8 more · Wenchang, China10 objects▲ GLOBALSTAR M098 + 7 more · Cape Canaveral / Kennedy, USA8 objects▼ D-STAR ONE (SPARROW)7.6 yrs up▼ STARLINK-36416198 days upSource: CelesTrak SATCAT.
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT.
Launches cataloged on Aug 16
One row per rocket.
LAUNCHFROMOBJECTSGUOWANG 24 OBJECT A + 8 moreWenchang, China10GLOBALSTAR M098 + 7 moreCape Canaveral / Kennedy, USA8
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT.
Reentries on Aug 16
Objects that came home and burned up.
OBJECTTYPETIME IN ORBITD-STAR ONE (SPARROW)Payload7.6 yrs upSTARLINK-36416Payload198 days up
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT.
Open the atlas on this dayWatch the day's arrivals climb out of their pads and its reentries come home.

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