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Entry no.
2023-0800

PETITSAT

PETITSAT (NORAD 55130) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 April 2023, after 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
55130
International designator
1998-067UX
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
26 Nov 2022Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Apr 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months135 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
10 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
GSFC
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Programme
GSFC Cube

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

4 months

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

Also ended on 10 Apr 2023

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