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Entry no.
2022-1222

GASPACS

GASPACS (NORAD 51439) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 May 2022, after 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
51439
International designator
1998-067TB
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
21 Dec 2021Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
22 May 2022UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 23 May 2022
Time in orbit
5 months152 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
USU SDL
Built by
USU SDL
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
USU

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

5 months

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

Also ended on 22 May 2022

9 entries
2022-1216COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1217COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1218COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1219COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1220COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1221COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1223COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1224COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1225COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2021-127
2022-0145DRAGON CRS-242022-1401GT-12022-1447DAILI2022-2278PATCOOL2023-0102LIGHT-1
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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