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Entry no.
2022-1557

CHEFSAT-2

CHEFSAT-2 (NORAD 44044) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 July 2022, after 3 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44044
International designator
2018-092E
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Nov 2018Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Jul 2022UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 7 months1,335 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
3 kg
Operator
NRL
Built by
NRL
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
NRL 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

3 years, 7 months

CHEFSAT-2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 14 Jul 2022

10 entries
2022-1555SL-16 DEB2022-1556RESURS O1 DEB2022-1558ISS DEB2022-1559FENGYUN 1C DEB *2022-1560COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1561COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1562COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1563COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1564COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1565COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2018-092
2018-0229ANTARES R/B2019-0036CYGNUS NG-102019-0073KICKSAT 22022-2402MYSAT-12023-1573OBJECT B2023-1622OBJECT A
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