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Entry no.
2015-0476

ARKYD-3R

ARKYD-3R (NORAD 40742) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 December 2015, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
40742
International designator
1998-067GU
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Apr 2015Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Dec 2015UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months253 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
Plan. Resources
Built by
Plan. Resources
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Arkyd

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

ARKYD-3R’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 23 Dec 2015

3 entries
2015-0477SL-4 R/B2015-0474CZ-4 DEB2015-0475FENGYUN 1C DEB

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2015-021
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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