CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0963
URSA MAIOR
URSA MAIOR (NORAD 42776) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 July 2024, after 7 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
42776
International designator
2017-036M
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Italy
Launched
23 Jun 2017Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jul 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years2,565 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.9°N to 82.9°SFinal inclination 97.1°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
Roma La Sapienza
Built by
Roma La Sapienza
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
ROSAP
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 97.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.9°N and 82.9°S.
Life in orbit
7 yearsURSA MAIOR’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Jul 2024
1 entryFrom the same launch
2017-036
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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