CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0039
SPINSAT
SPINSAT (NORAD 40314) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after release from its host on 11 March 2017, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40314
International designator
1998-067FL
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
21 Sep 2014Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Mar 2017UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months902 days
How it ended
Re-entered after release from its host
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
57 kg
Operator
NRL
Built by
NRL
Programme
NRL Cube
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact 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 years, 5 monthsSPINSAT’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2014-056
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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