CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-2245
REDEYE 2 (MERLOT)
REDEYE 2 (MERLOT) (NORAD 45800) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after release from its host on 16 November 2022, after 2 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45800
International designator
1998-067RM
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Feb 2020Wallops
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Nov 2022UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 9 months1,005 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
DARPA
Built by
DARPA
Bus
RED-EYE
Programme
DARPA RE
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, 9 monthsREDEYE 2 (MERLOT)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Nov 2022
17 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-011
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2022-2245
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2022-2245
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.