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Entry no.
2021-0120

IOD-1_GEMS

IOD-1_GEMS (NORAD 44385) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 April 2021 over the Indian Ocean, after 1 year, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44385
International designator
1998-067QK
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United Kingdom
Launched
17 Apr 2019Wallops
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Apr 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 11 months717 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
3 kg
Operator
Catapult / OMS Harwell
Built by
AAC ClydeSpace / OMS Harwell
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
GEMS

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 12.0°N, 45.0°E. 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, 11 months

IOD-1_GEMS’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 3 Apr 2021

1 entry
2021-0121CZ-3B R/B

From the same launch

2019-022
2019-0112ANTARES R/B2019-0317CYGNUS NG-112020-0030AC 10A PROBE (VENTURINI)2020-0165AC 10A PROBE (GANGESTAD)2020-0278AC 10A PROBE (FULLER)2021-0045AC 10A PROBE (GOLF)2021-0090SWIATOWID2021-0174VCC C2021-0247AC 10A PROBE (JACKIE)2021-0278ENTRYSAT2021-0340RAAVANA 12021-0341NEPALISAT1
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