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Entry no.
2013-0125

DOVE 1

DOVE 1 (NORAD 39143) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 April 2013, after 6 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
39143
International designator
2013-016B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
21 Apr 2013Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Apr 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
6 kg
Operator
Cosmogia
Built by
Cosmogia
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Flock Dove

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact 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

6 days

Also ended on 27 Apr 2013

4 entries
2013-0124BELL2013-0126ALEXANDER2013-0122SL-12 DEB2013-0123FENGYUN 1C DEB

From the same launch

2013-016
2013-0120GRAHAM2013-0124BELL2013-0126ALEXANDER2013-0135ANTARES R/B2013-0151PAYLOAD SIM (CYGNUS)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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