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Entry no.
2024-0255

GRIFEX

GRIFEX (NORAD 40379) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 February 2024, after 9 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
40379
International designator
2015-003D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
31 Jan 2015Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Feb 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 years3,311 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.9°N to 80.9°SFinal inclination 99.1°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
UM
Built by
UM / JPL
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
UMI

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 99.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.9°N and 80.9°S.

Life in orbit

9 years

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

Also ended on 24 Feb 2024

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From the same launch

2015-003
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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