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Entry no.
2018-0139
CYGNUS OA-9
CYGNUS OA-9 (NORAD 43474) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 30 July 2018, after 2 months in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
43474
International designator
2018-046A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
21 May 2018Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jul 2018UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months70 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
2,000 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
2 monthsCYGNUS OA-9’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2018-046
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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