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Entry no.
2016-0009

CENTENNIAL 1

CENTENNIAL 1 (NORAD 40743) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 January 2016, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
40743
International designator
1998-067GV
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Apr 2015Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jan 2016UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months267 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
Booz Allen
Built by
Booz Allen
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
Booz

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

CENTENNIAL 1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 Jan 2016

1 entry
2016-0008COSMOS 1586

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