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2013-0148

F-1

F-1 (NORAD 38855) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 May 2013, after 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
38855
International designator
1998-067CR
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Vietnam
Launched
21 Jul 2012Tanegashima
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
9 May 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months292 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.5°N to 51.5°SFinal inclination 51.5°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
FPT University
Built by
FPT University
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
FSpace

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 51.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.5°N and 51.5°S.

Life in orbit

9 months

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

Also ended on 9 May 2013

1 entry

From the same launch

2012-038
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