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Entry no.
2024-1140

GEARRS-3

GEARRS-3 (NORAD 51097) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 August 2024, after 2 years, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
51097
International designator
2022-003D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jan 2022Air launch (Pacific)
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Aug 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 6 months937 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
44.9°N to 44.9°SFinal inclination 44.9°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
NearSpaceLaunch / AFRL/RV
Built by
NearSpaceLaunch
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
NSL

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 44.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 44.9°N and 44.9°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 6 months

GEARRS-3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 7 Aug 2024

4 entries
2024-1137STARLINK-13402024-1138STARLINK-14412024-1139STARLINK-25992024-1141OBJECT AH

From the same launch

2022-003
2023-1204LEMUR 2 KRYWE2023-1536STORK-32023-1639STEAMSAT-22023-1679LAUNCHERONE R/B2024-0151PAN A2024-1008TECHEDSAT 132024-1211PAN B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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