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Entry no.
2022-0057

FLOCK 3P 57

FLOCK 3P 57 (NORAD 41978) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 January 2022, after 4 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official dateDate disputed
NORAD number
41978
International designator
2017-008AG
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Feb 2017Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Jan 2022UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 14 Jan 2023The records disagree on this date
Time in orbit
4 years, 10 months1,794 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
Planet Labs
Built by
Planet Labs
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Flock-3

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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 10 months

FLOCK 3P 57’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 14 Jan 2022

6 entries
2022-0058FLOCK 2K 332022-0059FLOCK 3R 122022-0060ORCA-12022-0056FENGYUN 1C DEB2022-0061COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-0062COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2017-008
2022-2142FLOCK 3P 72022-2194FLOCK 3P 12022-2244FLOCK 3P 172022-2317FLOCK 3P 182022-2318FLOCK 3P 732022-2354FLOCK 3P 782022-2362FLOCK 3P 262022-2363FLOCK 3P 52022-2367FLOCK 3P 62022-2374FLOCK 3P 372022-2375FLOCK 3P 192022-2379FLOCK 3P 22In orbitCartosat-2D
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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