CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0242
CAPE-3
CAPE-3 (NORAD 47309) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 February 2024, after 3 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47309
International designator
2021-002A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Jan 2021Air launch (Pacific)
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Feb 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 1 month1,130 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
60.6°N to 60.6°SFinal inclination 60.6°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
UL-Lafayette
Built by
UL-Lafayette
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
ULALA
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 60.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 60.6°N and 60.6°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 1 monthCAPE-3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Feb 2024
15 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-002
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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