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Entry no.
2023-0875

RHESSI

RHESSI (NORAD 27370) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 April 2023 over Africa, after 21 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
27370
International designator
2002-004A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
5 Feb 2002Air launch (Atlantic)
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Apr 2023Recorded time 00:21 UTC
Time in orbit
21 years, 2 months7,744 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
38.0°N to 38.0°SFinal inclination 38.0°
Mass
304 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
Spectrum Astro
Bus
SA-200S
Programme
SMEX

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 21.0°N, 26.0°E at 00:21 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 38.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 38.0°N and 38.0°S.

Life in orbit

21 years, 2 months

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

Also ended on 20 Apr 2023

12 entries
2023-0880STARLINK-12032023-0885SPACEBEE-682023-0876COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0877COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0878COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0879COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0881RESURS O1 DEB2023-0882RESURS O1 DEB2023-0883RESURS O1 DEB2023-0884RESURS O1 DEB2023-0886FALCON 9 DEB2023-0887CZ-6A DEB
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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