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Entry no.
2023-0237

FLOCK 3P 39

FLOCK 3P 39 (NORAD 42038) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 February 2023, after 5 years, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
42038
International designator
2017-008CU
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Feb 2017Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Feb 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 11 months2,183 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
Planet Labs
Built by
Planet Labs
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Flock-3

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 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 11 months

FLOCK 3P 39’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 7 Feb 2023

27 entries
2023-0234FLOCK 3P 792023-0235FLOCK 3P 542023-0236FLOCK 3P 762023-0238FLOCK 3P 812023-0239FLOCK 3P 832023-0241AEROCUBE 15A2023-0253PROGRESS MS-202023-0254DANTESAT2023-0255CZ-2D R/B2023-0232CZ-4 DEB2023-0233COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0240CZ-2D DEB+15 more

From the same launch

2017-008
2022-0057FLOCK 3P 572022-2142FLOCK 3P 72022-2194FLOCK 3P 12022-2244FLOCK 3P 172022-2317FLOCK 3P 182022-2318FLOCK 3P 732022-2354FLOCK 3P 782022-2362FLOCK 3P 262022-2363FLOCK 3P 52022-2367FLOCK 3P 62022-2374FLOCK 3P 372022-2375FLOCK 3P 19In orbitCartosat-2D
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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