CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0357
ORBCOMM OG2
ORBCOMM OG2 (NORAD 38847) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 October 2012 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38847
International designator
2012-054B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
ORBCOMM
Launched
8 Oct 2012Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Oct 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
165 kg
Operator
Orbcomm
Built by
SNC Louisville
Bus
SN-100A
Programme
Orbcomm OG2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 50.0°N, 134.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysAlso ended on 10 Oct 2012
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2012-054
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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