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Entry no.
2018-0231

UNSW-ECO

UNSW-ECO (NORAD 42723) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 December 2018 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 1 year, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
42723
International designator
1998-067MC
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Australia
Launched
18 Apr 2017Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Dec 2018UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 7 months594 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2 kg
Operator
U. NSW
Built by
U. NSW
Bus
Cubesat 2U
Programme
UNSW

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 49.0°N, 49.0°W. 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, 7 months

UNSW-ECO’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

2017-019
2017-0101CYGNUS OA-72018-0044COLUMBIA2018-0062ATLANTIS2018-0093SGSAT2018-0152CHALLENGER2018-0163DUTHSAT2018-0177LINK2018-0184ICECUBE2018-0220UPSAT2018-0222EXALTA-12018-0227I-INSPIRE II2018-0246HOOPOE
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