CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0003
S4 CROSSOVER/ASTRA
S4 CROSSOVER/ASTRA (NORAD 52008) came down while still attached to its host on 2 January 2024, after 1 year, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52008
International designator
2022-026A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Mar 2022Kodiak
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Jan 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 1 Jan 2024
Time in orbit
1 year, 9 months658 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
10 kg
Operator
NearSpaceLaunch
Built by
NearSpaceLaunch
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Programme
NSL
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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 9 monthsS4 CROSSOVER/ASTRA’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Jan 2024
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-026Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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