CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0283
AEROCUBE 15B
AEROCUBE 15B (NORAD 45117) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 February 2023, after 3 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45117
International designator
2019-071G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
2 Nov 2019Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Feb 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 3 months1,196 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
AERO / USSF SMC
Built by
AERO
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Aerocube
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
3 years, 3 monthsAEROCUBE 15B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Feb 2023
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2019-071
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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