CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0274
ARKYD 6A
ARKYD 6A (NORAD 43130) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 February 2024, after 6 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43130
International designator
2018-004V
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Jan 2018Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Feb 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 1 month2,238 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
10 kg
Operator
Plan. Resources
Built by
Plan. Resources
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Programme
Arkyd
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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 1 monthARKYD 6A’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Feb 2024
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2018-004
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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