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Entry no.
2023-1261

RFTSAT

RFTSAT (NORAD 44417) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 June 2023, after 4 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
44417
International designator
2019-022G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Apr 2019Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jun 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 2 months1,526 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
3 kg
Operator
NW Nazarene
Built by
NW Nazarene
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
NWNU

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

4 years, 2 months

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

Also ended on 21 Jun 2023

2 entries
2023-1260FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-1262COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2019-022
2019-0112ANTARES R/B2019-0317CYGNUS NG-112020-0030AC 10A PROBE (VENTURINI)2020-0165AC 10A PROBE (GANGESTAD)2020-0278AC 10A PROBE (FULLER)2021-0045AC 10A PROBE (GOLF)2021-0090SWIATOWID2021-0120IOD-1_GEMS2021-0174VCC C2021-0247AC 10A PROBE (JACKIE)2021-0278ENTRYSAT2021-0340RAAVANA 1
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