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Entry no.
2023-0704

USA 321

USA 321 (NORAD 51077) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 April 2023 over Europe, after 1 year, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
51077
International designator
2022-002CX
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jan 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Apr 2023Recorded time 21:56 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 2 months443 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
300 kg
Operator
NRO
Built by
SPXS?
Bus
Starlink?
Programme
NRO Star P

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 41.0°N, 3.0°W at 21:56 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 2 months

USA 321’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 1 Apr 2023

21 entries
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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