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Entry no.
2024-1294

KEPLER-18 (BLIP-A)

KEPLER-18 (BLIP-A) (NORAD 51002) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 August 2024, after 2 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
51002
International designator
2022-002U
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Canada
Launched
13 Jan 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Aug 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 7 months956 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
15 kg
Operator
Kepler Comms
Built by
Kepler Comms / UTIAS-SFL
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Programme
Kepler

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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 7 months

KEPLER-18 (BLIP-A)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 26 Aug 2024

4 entries
2024-1291COSMOS 25432024-1292FLOCK 4S 122024-1293STARLINK-25962024-1295LLITED A

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2022-002
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