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2023-0443

MEGHA-TROPIQUES

MEGHA-TROPIQUES (NORAD 37838) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 7 March 2023, after 11 years, 4 months in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
37838
International designator
2011-058A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
India
Launched
12 Oct 2011Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Mar 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 years, 4 months4,164 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
20.0°N to 20.0°SFinal inclination 20.0°
Mass
1,000 kg
Operator
ISRO / CNES
Built by
ISRO SAC/Banga
Bus
IRS
Programme
ISRO RS2

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 20.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 20.0°N and 20.0°S.

Life in orbit

11 years, 4 months

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

Also ended on 7 Mar 2023

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