CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-1973
STPSAT-4
STPSAT-4 (NORAD 45043) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after release from its host on 4 October 2022, after 2 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45043
International designator
1998-067QY
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
2 Nov 2019Wallops
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Oct 2022UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 11 months1,067 days
How it ended
Re-entered after release from its host
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
50 kg
Operator
USAF STP
Built by
USAF SMC
Programme
STPSAT
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact 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, 11 monthsSTPSAT-4’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2019-071
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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