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Entry no.
2021-0371

VCC A

VCC A (NORAD 44428) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 October 2021, after 2 years, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44428
International designator
1998-067QN
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Apr 2019Wallops
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Oct 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 6 months915 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
ODU
Built by
ODU
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
ODU Cube

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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 6 months

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

Also ended on 18 Oct 2021

2 entries
2021-0372STARLINK-10782021-0373SL-12 DEB

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)2021-0090SWIATOWID2021-0120IOD-1_GEMS2021-0174VCC C2021-0247AC 10A PROBE (JACKIE)2021-0278ENTRYSAT2021-0340RAAVANA 1
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