CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1056
ASTRA SATELLITE 00001
ASTRA SATELLITE 00001 (NORAD 49494) came down while still attached to its host on 14 May 2023, after 1 year, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49494
International designator
2021-108A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Nov 2021Kodiak
Re-entered (UTC)
14 May 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 5 months540 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
86.0°N to 86.0°SFinal inclination 86.0°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
USAF STP
Built by
USAF STP
Bus
Astra
Programme
Astra Rocket
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 86.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.0°N and 86.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 5 monthsASTRA SATELLITE 00001’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 May 2023
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2023-1056
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.