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2023-0522

KITSUNE

KITSUNE (NORAD 52148) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 March 2023, after 1 year in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
52148
International designator
1998-067TK
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
19 Feb 2022Wallops
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Mar 2023Recorded time 07:40 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year388 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
10 kg
Operator
Kyutech
Built by
Kyutech
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Programme
Kyutech

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

1 year

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

Came down with KITSUNE

23 entries
2023-0514PHOTON-022023-0503FLOCK 3P 402023-0505TYVAK 53B2023-0507RISESAT2023-0508FLOCK 4A 172023-0509CIRIS2023-0517SPACEBEE-922023-0518SPACEBEE-942023-0502FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-0504NOAA 16 DEB2023-0506CZ-2D DEB2023-0510RESURS O1 DEB+11 more

From the same launch

2022-015
2022-0363ANTARES R/B2022-1475CYGNUS NG-172022-2280IHI-SAT2023-0221NACHOS-1
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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