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Entry no.
2014-0206

STARS II

STARS II (NORAD 39579) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 April 2014, after 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
39579
International designator
2014-009H
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
27 Feb 2014Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Apr 2014UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month58 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
10 kg
Operator
Kagawa U
Built by
Kagawa U
Bus
STARS
Programme
STARS

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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

1 month

STARS II’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 26 Apr 2014

1 entry
2014-0205FENGYUN 1C DEB

From the same launch

2014-009
2014-0256KSAT 22014-0336H-2A R/B2014-0360ITF 12014-0389OPUSAT2014-0431INVADER2014-0529TEIKYOSAT 32014-0615SHINDAISATIn orbitGPM
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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