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Entry no.
2023-0766

TYVAK-61C

TYVAK-61C (NORAD 43144) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 April 2023, after 5 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
43144
International designator
2018-004AK
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Jan 2018Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Apr 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 2 months1,912 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
LLNL / Tyvak NSS
Built by
Tyvak NSS
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
LLNL

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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 2 months

TYVAK-61C’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 8 Apr 2023

21 entries

From the same launch

2018-004
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