CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2013-0270
RAIKO
RAIKO (NORAD 38852) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 August 2013, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38852
International designator
1998-067CN
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
21 Jul 2012Tanegashima
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Aug 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year381 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
3 kg
Operator
Wakayama
Built by
Wakayama
Bus
Cubesat 2U
Programme
Waka
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 yearRAIKO’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Aug 2013
1 entryFrom the same launch
2012-038
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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