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Entry no.
2024-1470

BURSTCUBE

BURSTCUBE (NORAD 59562) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 September 2024, after 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
59562
International designator
1998-067WM
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
21 Mar 2024Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Sep 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months180 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
12 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
GSFC
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Programme
GSFC Cube

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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

5 months

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

Also ended on 17 Sep 2024

5 entries

From the same launch

2024-054
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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