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2020-0122

IRIDIUM 96

IRIDIUM 96 (NORAD 27376) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 May 2020, after 18 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
27376
International designator
2002-005E
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
11 Feb 2002Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
30 May 2020UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
18 years, 3 months6,683 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

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 86.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.3°N and 86.3°S.

Life in orbit

18 years, 3 months

IRIDIUM 96’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 30 May 2020

1 entry
2020-0123REMDEB-DS2

From the same launch

2002-005
2002-0387DELTA 2 R/B2018-0081IRIDIUM 942019-0011IRIDIUM 902019-0054IRIDIUM 912019-0066IRIDIUM 95
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