CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2018-0098
TECHEDSAT 6
TECHEDSAT 6 (NORAD 43026) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after release from its host on 15 May 2018, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43026
International designator
1998-067NK
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Nov 2017Wallops
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
15 May 2018UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months184 days
How it ended
Re-entered after release from its host
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
ARC / SJSU
Built by
ARC
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
TES
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
6 monthsTECHEDSAT 6’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2017-071
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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