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Entry no.
2022-2004

FIREFLY ALPHA R/B

FIREFLY ALPHA R/B (NORAD 53959) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 October 2022 over the Indian Ocean, after 6 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
53959
International designator
2022-122E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
1 Oct 2022Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Oct 2022Recorded time 04:31 UTC
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
43.1°N to 43.1°SFinal inclination 136.9°
Mass
909 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 24.0°S, 111.0°E at 04:31 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 136.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 43.1°N and 43.1°S.

Life in orbit

6 days

Also ended on 7 Oct 2022

9 entries
2022-2002STARLINK-46572022-2003STARLINK-47132022-1995SL-18 DEB2022-1996FENGYUN 1C DEB2022-1997COSMOS 2251 DEB2022-1998COSMOS 2251 DEB2022-1999COSMOS 2251 DEB2022-2000COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-2001COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2022-122
2022-1992OBJECT B2022-1993OBJECT C2022-1994OBJECT D2022-2041TIS SERENITY
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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