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NASA's Swift observatory reentered over Indonesia after nearly 22 years in orbit

Reentry came at 12:39 UTC on November 4 over North Sumatra, Spaceflight Now reports.

Leaked on 04 November 2026

Illustration of NASA's Swift observatory
Illustration of NASA's Swift observatory. Photo: NASA E/PO, Sonoma State University/Aurore Simonnet (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reentered Earth's atmosphere at 12:39 UTC on November 4 over Indonesia's North Sumatra region, according to US Space Force tracking data later confirmed by NASA, Spaceflight Now reported. @_starbase_ shared the news on X.

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The reentry ended nearly 22 years in orbit for the gamma-ray burst hunter after a failed rescue attempt, Spaceflight Now says. NASA's Swift blog had announced in early November that the spacecraft was set to reenter.

NASA confirmed the reentry.

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