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Entry no.
2023-1377

NAYIF 1

NAYIF 1 (NORAD 42017) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 July 2023, after 6 years, 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
42017
International designator
2017-008BX
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United Arab Emirates
Launched
15 Feb 2017Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Jul 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 5 months2,346 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
Rashid Space Ctr
Built by
Rashid Space Ctr
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
UAE

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 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.

Life in orbit

6 years, 5 months

NAYIF 1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Jul 2023

3 entries
2023-1378M6P2023-1379COSMOS 1408 DEB2023-1380CZ-2C DEB

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2017-008
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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