No longer in orbit · United States

USA 297

REENTERED
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USA 297 (NORAD 45171) is no longer in orbit, as GCAT records it. What is published: its catalogue entry and who operated it.

Orbit

No longer in orbit

As of 14 Oct 2026, GCAT records it as reentered in about 2019. The public catalogue still lists it as active (CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026); azmth follows GCAT.

Catalogue

Country
United States
From GCAT (14 Oct 2026)
Launched
7 Sep 2017
COSPAR ID
2017-052E
NORAD ID
45171

Who operates it

MilitaryUnited StatesReentered about 2019

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite and records it as reentered (14 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 14 Oct 2026.

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