CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0857
CORVUS BC3
CORVUS BC3 (NORAD 43118) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 June 2024, after 6 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43118
International designator
2018-004H
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Jan 2018Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Jun 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 5 months2,345 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
10 kg
Operator
Astro Digital
Built by
Astro Digital
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Programme
Landmapper
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, 5 monthsCORVUS BC3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Jun 2024
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2018-004
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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