CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0411
CYGNUS ORB-2
CYGNUS ORB-2 (NORAD 40084) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 17 August 2014, after 1 month in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
40084
International designator
2014-039A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jul 2014Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Aug 2014UTC 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
3,535 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 monthFrom the same launch
2014-039
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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