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Entry no.
2016-0043

CYGNUS ORB-4

CYGNUS ORB-4 (NORAD 41101) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 20 February 2016, after 2 months in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
41101
International designator
2015-072A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
6 Dec 2015Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Feb 2016UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months76 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
5,992 kg
Operator
OATK SSG
Built by
OATK SSG
Bus
EPCM
Programme
Cygnus

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

2 months

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

Also ended on 20 Feb 2016

2 entries
2016-0041IRIDIUM 33 DEB2016-0042METEOR 2-5 DEB

From the same launch

2015-072
2017-0002CADRE2017-0063STMSAT 12017-0080MINXSS2017-0102BEVO 22017-0121FLOCK 2E 82017-0149NODES 12017-0153NODES 22017-0203FLOCK 2E 92018-0009FLOCK 2E 22018-0022FLOCK 2E 62018-0034FLOCK 2E 102018-0041FLOCK 2E 12
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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