CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0196
CYGNUS 0A-8
CYGNUS 0A-8 (NORAD 43006) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 18 December 2017, after 1 month in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
43006
International designator
2017-071A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Nov 2017Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Dec 2017UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month36 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
1,800 kg
Operator
OATK SSG
Built by
OATK SSG
Bus
EPCM
Programme
Cygnus
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
1 monthCYGNUS 0A-8’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Dec 2017
1 entryFrom the same launch
2017-071
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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