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Entry no.
2022-2103

KONDOR E

KONDOR E (NORAD 40353) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 October 2022 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 7 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
40353
International designator
2014-084A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
South Africa
Launched
19 Dec 2014Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Oct 2022Recorded time 18:32 UTC
Time in orbit
7 years, 10 months2,864 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
74.7°N to 74.7°SFinal inclination 74.7°
Mass
1,150 kg
Operator
SANDF
Built by
NPO Mash
Bus
Kondor
Programme
Kondor

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 0.0°N, 87.0°W at 18:32 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 74.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 74.7°N and 74.7°S.

Life in orbit

7 years, 10 months

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

Also ended on 22 Oct 2022

8 entries
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From the same launch

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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