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2018-0081

IRIDIUM 94

IRIDIUM 94 (NORAD 27374) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 April 2018 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 16 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
27374
International designator
2002-005C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
11 Feb 2002Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Apr 2018Recorded time 06:02 UTC
Time in orbit
16 years, 2 months5,910 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
86.3°N to 86.3°SFinal inclination 86.3°
Mass
655 kg
Operator
Iridium
Built by
Motorola
Bus
LM700
Programme
Iridium

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 43.0°N, 169.0°W at 06:02 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 86.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.3°N and 86.3°S.

Life in orbit

16 years, 2 months

IRIDIUM 94’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 18 Apr 2018

2 entries
2018-0082FLOCK 2EP 32018-0080SCOUT X-4 DEB

From the same launch

2002-005
2002-0387DELTA 2 R/B2019-0011IRIDIUM 902019-0054IRIDIUM 912019-0066IRIDIUM 952020-0122IRIDIUM 96
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