CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0314
DAVINCI
DAVINCI (NORAD 43857) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 February 2023, after 4 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43857
International designator
2018-104J
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Dec 2018Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Feb 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 9 Feb 2023
Time in orbit
4 years, 1 month1,521 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
85.0°N to 85.0°SFinal inclination 85.0°
Mass
3 kg
Operator
NI Stem Charter / LCF
Built by
NI Stem Charter
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
NISCA
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 85.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 85.0°N and 85.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 1 monthDAVINCI’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Feb 2023
9 entriesFrom the same launch
2018-104
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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