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Entry no.
2024-1594

ORBWEAVER 2

ORBWEAVER 2 (NORAD 43785) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 October 2024, after 5 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
43785
International designator
2018-099AD
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Dec 2018Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Oct 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 10 months2,134 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
DARPA
Built by
Firmamentum
Bus
Cubesat 3U?
Programme
DARPA Light

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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 10 months

ORBWEAVER 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 Oct 2024

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From the same launch

2018-099
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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