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2017-0153

NODES 2

NODES 2 (NORAD 41478) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 September 2017, after 1 year, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
41478
International designator
1998-067HY
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
6 Dec 2015Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Sep 2017UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 9 months657 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2 kg
Operator
ARC
Built by
ARC / Pumpkin
Bus
Cubesat 1.5U
Programme
Ames

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

1 year, 9 months

NODES 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

2015-072
2016-0043CYGNUS ORB-42017-0002CADRE2017-0063STMSAT 12017-0080MINXSS2017-0102BEVO 22017-0121FLOCK 2E 82017-0149NODES 12017-0203FLOCK 2E 92018-0009FLOCK 2E 22018-0022FLOCK 2E 62018-0034FLOCK 2E 102018-0041FLOCK 2E 12
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