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Entry no.
2023-0888

OE (NEXTSAT)

OE (NEXTSAT) (NORAD 30774) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 April 2023 over Asia, after 16 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
30774
International designator
2007-006C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 Mar 2007Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Apr 2023Recorded time 17:29 UTC
Time in orbit
16 years, 1 month5,887 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.0°N to 46.0°SFinal inclination 46.0°
Mass
224 kg
Operator
DARPA
Built by
Ball
Bus
BCP-300
Programme
STP2

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 15.0°N, 104.0°E at 17:29 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 46.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.0°N and 46.0°S.

Life in orbit

16 years, 1 month

OE (NEXTSAT)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 21 Apr 2023

9 entries
2023-0892STARLINK-10652023-0896STARLINK-36952023-0889FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-0890CBERS 1 DEB2023-0891PSLV DEB2023-0893COSMOS 1408 DEB2023-0894COSMOS 1408 DEB2023-0895COSMOS 1408 DEB2023-0897CZ-2C DEB

From the same launch

2007-006
2013-0357OE (ASTRO)2014-0666ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B2022-2231CFESAT2023-0120FALCONSAT 32023-1489MIDSTAR 12023-1850STPSAT 1
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