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Entry no.
2023-0815

BEAVERCUBE

BEAVERCUBE (NORAD 53768) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 April 2023, after 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
53768
International designator
1998-067UF
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Jul 2022Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Apr 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months271 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
MIT
Built by
MIT
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
MIT 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

8 months

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

Also ended on 12 Apr 2023

11 entries

From the same launch

2022-081
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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