CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0102
LIGHT-1
LIGHT-1 (NORAD 51509) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 January 2023, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51509
International designator
1998-067TG
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United Arab Emirates
Launched
21 Dec 2021Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jan 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year391 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
NYU Abu Dhabi
Built by
NYU Abu Dhabi
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
NYUAD
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
1 yearLIGHT-1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Came down with LIGHT-1
7 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-127
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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