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Entry no.
2015-0170

TECHEDSAT 4

TECHEDSAT 4 (NORAD 40455) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 April 2015, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
40455
International designator
1998-067FY
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jul 2014Wallops
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Apr 2015UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months264 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
ARC / SJSU
Built by
SJSU
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
TES

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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

8 months

TECHEDSAT 4’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 3 Apr 2015

5 entries
2015-0169ORS TECH 22015-0165FENGYUN 1C DEB2015-0166COSMOS 2251 DEB2015-0167IRIDIUM 33 DEB2015-0168COSMOS 2251 DEB

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