CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1523
SKYSAT C16
SKYSAT C16 (NORAD 45789) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 September 2024 over the Indian Ocean, after 4 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45789
International designator
2020-038BM
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jun 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Sep 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 3 months1,565 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
52.9°N to 52.9°SFinal inclination 52.9°
Mass
110 kg
Operator
Terra Bella
Built by
Maxar Space Sol
Bus
SkySat-Gen2
Programme
Skysat
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 44.0°S, 115.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 52.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 52.9°N and 52.9°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 3 monthsSKYSAT C16’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Sep 2024
9 entriesFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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