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Entry no.
2023-1121

AEROCUBE 12A

AEROCUBE 12A (NORAD 43556) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 May 2023, after 5 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
43556
International designator
2018-046C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
21 May 2018Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
26 May 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years1,831 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
AERO
Built by
AERO
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Aerocube

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

5 years

AEROCUBE 12A’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 26 May 2023

1 entry
2023-1122SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

2018-046
2018-0111ANTARES R/B2018-0139CYGNUS OA-92020-0080RADIX2020-0234MemSat2020-0276Endurosat One2020-0371CUBERRT2020-0415RAINCUBE2020-0419EQUISAT2021-0007HALOSAT2021-0126RadSat-g2021-0217TEMPEST-D2023-0076LEMUR 2 ALEXANDER
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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