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Entry no.
2002-0046

SIMPLESAT 1

SIMPLESAT 1 (NORAD 26889) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 January 2002 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
26889
International designator
2001-035B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
10 Aug 2001Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jan 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months173 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
52 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
GSFC
Bus
Simplesat
Programme
Simplesat

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 20.4°N, 156.9°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

5 months

SIMPLESAT 1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 30 Jan 2002

6 entries
2002-0044PEGASUS DEB2002-0045METEOR 1-10 DEB2002-0047ARIANE 40 DEB2002-0048PSLV DEB2002-0049PSLV DEB2002-0050PSLV DEB

From the same launch

2001-035
2001-0215STS 105
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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