CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2013-0356
CYGNUS
CYGNUS (NORAD 39258) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 23 October 2013, after 1 month in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
39258
International designator
2013-051A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Sep 2013Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Oct 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month35 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
2,627 kg
Operator
OSC
Built by
OSC
Programme
Cygnus
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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthAlso ended on 23 Oct 2013
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2013-051
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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