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Entry no.
2011-0006
AEROCUBE 3
AEROCUBE 3 (NORAD 35005) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 January 2011, after 1 year, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
35005
International designator
2009-028E
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 May 2009Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jan 2011UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 7 months597 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
40.4°N to 40.4°SFinal inclination 40.4°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
AERO
Built by
AERO
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
Aerocube
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 40.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 40.4°N and 40.4°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 7 monthsAEROCUBE 3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Jan 2011
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2009-028
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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