CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0262
SKYSAT C17
SKYSAT C17 (NORAD 46179) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 February 2024 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46179
International designator
2020-057BQ
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Aug 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Feb 2024Recorded time 18:59 UTC
Time in orbit
3 years, 6 months1,287 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
52.9°N to 52.9°SFinal inclination 52.9°
Mass
110 kg
Operator
Terra Bella
Built by
Maxar Space Sol
Bus
SkySat-Gen2
Programme
Skysat
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 9.0°N, 171.0°W at 18:59 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 52.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 52.9°N and 52.9°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 6 monthsSKYSAT C17’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Feb 2024
2 entriesFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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