CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-2231
CFESAT
CFESAT (NORAD 30777) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 November 2022 over the Indian Ocean, after 15 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
30777
International designator
2007-006F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 Mar 2007Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Nov 2022Recorded time 12:49 UTC
Time in orbit
15 years, 8 months5,727 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.4°N to 35.4°SFinal inclination 35.4°
Mass
160 kg
Operator
USAF SMC
Built by
SSTL / LANL
Bus
SSTL-150?
Programme
STP2
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 5.0°S, 130.0°E at 12:49 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.4°N and 35.4°S.
Life in orbit
15 years, 8 monthsCFESAT’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Nov 2022
1 entryFrom the same launch
2007-006
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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