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Entry no.
2023-1798

ARKSAT 1

ARKSAT 1 (NORAD 56311) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 October 2023, after 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
56311
International designator
1998-067VC
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Mar 2023Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Oct 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months229 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
U. Arkansas
Built by
U. Arkansas
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
UARK

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

7 months

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

Also ended on 30 Oct 2023

4 entries
2023-1799CZ-3B R/B2023-1795COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-1796NOAA 16 DEB2023-1797YUNHAI 1-02 DEB

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