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Entry no.
2023-0221

NACHOS-1

NACHOS-1 (NORAD 52917) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 February 2023, after 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
52917
International designator
2022-015D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 Feb 2022Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Feb 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 months349 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
6 kg
Operator
LANL
Built by
LANL
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
LANL Sci

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact 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

11 months

NACHOS-1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 3 Feb 2023

18 entries
2023-0207FLOCK 3P 282023-0208FLOCK 3P 492023-0209FLOCK 3P 612023-0210IRVINE012023-0211LEMUR 2 ORZULAK2023-0212LEMUR 2 KOBYSZCZE2023-0204DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB2023-0205SL-18 DEB2023-0206COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0213SPOT 4 DEB2023-0214RESURS O1 DEB2023-0215YUNHAI 1-02 DEB+6 more

From the same launch

2022-015
2022-0363ANTARES R/B2022-1475CYGNUS NG-172022-2280IHI-SAT2023-0522KITSUNE
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