CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2010-0221
ANDE CASTOR SPHERE
ANDE CASTOR SPHERE (NORAD 35694) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 August 2010, after 1 year, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
35694
International designator
2009-038F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Jul 2009Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Aug 2010UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 1 month399 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
50 kg
Operator
USAF STP / NRL
Built by
NRL / USNA
Programme
ANDE
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 1 monthANDE CASTOR SPHERE’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Aug 2010
1 entryFrom the same launch
2009-038
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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