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Entry no.
2021-0360

AEROCUBE 8A

AEROCUBE 8A (NORAD 40659) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 October 2021, after 6 years, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
40659
International designator
2015-025J
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 May 2015Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Oct 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 4 months2,336 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
55.0°N to 55.0°SFinal inclination 55.0°
Mass
2 kg
Operator
AERO
Built by
AERO
Bus
Cubesat 1.5U
Programme
Aerocube

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 55.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 55.0°N and 55.0°S.

Life in orbit

6 years, 4 months

AEROCUBE 8A’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 11 Oct 2021

1 entry
2021-0361KZ-1A R/B

From the same launch

2015-025
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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