CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1709
AURORASAT
AURORASAT (NORAD 56312) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 October 2023, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
56312
International designator
1998-067VD
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Canada
Launched
15 Mar 2023Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Oct 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months210 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2 kg
Operator
Aurora College
Built by
Aurora College
Bus
Cubesat 2U
Programme
AurRI
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsAURORASAT’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 Oct 2023
18 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-033
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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