CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0666
DICE 2
DICE 2 (NORAD 37852) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 May 2024, after 12 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37852
International designator
2011-061C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
28 Oct 2011Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
11 May 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 7 May 2024
Time in orbit
12 years, 6 months4,579 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
78.3°N to 78.3°SFinal inclination 101.7°
Mass
2 kg
Operator
USU SDL
Built by
USU SDL
Bus
Cubesat 1.5U
Programme
USU
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 101.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 78.3°N and 78.3°S.
Life in orbit
12 years, 6 monthsDICE 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 May 2024
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2011-061
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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