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Entry no.
2025-0114

NUSAT-24 (KALPANA CHAWIA

NUSAT-24 (KALPANA CHAWIA (NORAD 52178) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 January 2025, after 2 years, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
52178
International designator
2022-033X
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Argentina
Launched
1 Apr 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Jan 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 9 months1,016 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
42 kg
Operator
URUGUS S.A.
Built by
URUGUS S.A.
Bus
Newsat IV
Programme
Satelog

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 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 9 months

NUSAT-24 (KALPANA CHAWIA’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 11 Jan 2025

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