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Entry no.
2025-0935

MDASAT-1C

MDASAT-1C (NORAD 51038) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 May 2025, after 3 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
51038
International designator
2022-002BG
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
South Africa
Launched
13 Jan 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
6 May 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 3 months1,209 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
3 kg
Operator
CPUT
Built by
CPUT
Bus
Cubesat 2U
Programme
CPUT

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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.

Life in orbit

3 years, 3 months

MDASAT-1C’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 May 2025

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