CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-2070
GUNSMOKE-J 2
GUNSMOKE-J 2 (NORAD 49014) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 December 2023, after 2 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49014
International designator
2021-013D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Feb 2021Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Dec 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 10 months1,041 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
SMDC / TriSept
Built by
TriSept
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Gunsmoke
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
2 years, 10 monthsGUNSMOKE-J 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Dec 2023
19 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-013
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.