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2023-2042
KALAMSAT-V2/PSLV
KALAMSAT-V2/PSLV (NORAD 43948) came down while still attached to its host on 22 December 2023 over the western Pacific Ocean, after 4 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43948
International designator
2019-006B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
India
Launched
24 Jan 2019Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Dec 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 21 Dec 2023
Time in orbit
4 years, 10 months1,793 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
81.2°N to 81.2°SFinal inclination 98.8°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
Space Kidz India
Built by
Space Kidz India
Bus
Cubesat 1U?
Programme
SKI
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 8.0°N, 132.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.2°N and 81.2°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 10 monthsKALAMSAT-V2/PSLV’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Dec 2023
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2019-006
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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