CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0070
CYGNUS ORB-1
CYGNUS ORB-1 (NORAD 39502) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 19 February 2014, after 1 month in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
39502
International designator
2014-003A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 Jan 2014Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Feb 2014UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month41 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
3,098 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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthAlso ended on 19 Feb 2014
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2014-003
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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