CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0550
AO-109
AO-109 (NORAD 47311) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 April 2024, after 3 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47311
International designator
2021-002C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Jan 2021Air launch (Pacific)
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Apr 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 21 Apr 2024
Time in orbit
3 years, 3 months1,193 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
60.6°N to 60.6°SFinal inclination 60.6°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
AMSAT-NA / Vanderbilt U
Built by
AMSAT-NA / Vanderbilt U
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
AMSAT-NA
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, 3 monthsAO-109’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Apr 2024
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-002
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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