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2016-0131

FLOCK 1E 8

FLOCK 1E 8 (NORAD 40727) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 June 2016 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
40727
International designator
1998-067GK
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Apr 2015Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Jun 2016Recorded time 16:57 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 2 months435 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
Planet Labs
Built by
Planet Labs
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Flock-1/I

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 15.2°N, 167.9°W at 16:57 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 2 months

FLOCK 1E 8’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 22 Jun 2016

1 entry
2016-0132CYGNUS OA-6

From the same launch

2015-021
2015-0205FALCON 9 R/B2015-0262DRAGON CRS-62015-0476ARKYD-3R2016-0009CENTENNIAL 12016-0037FLOCK 1E 92016-0054FLOCK 1E 22016-0117FLOCK 1E 12016-0123FLOCK 1E 32016-0130FLOCK 1E 52016-0135FLOCK 1E 42016-0157FLOCK 1E 72016-0161FLOCK 1E 6
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