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Entry no.
2025-1818

COMPASS 1

COMPASS 1 (NORAD 32787) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 December 2025, after 17 years, 7 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
32787
International designator
2008-021E
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Germany
Launched
28 Apr 2008Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Dec 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
17 years, 7 months6,428 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
FH-Aachen
Built by
FH-Aachen
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
Aachen

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 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.

Life in orbit

17 years, 7 months

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

Also ended on 3 Dec 2025

5 entries
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From the same launch

2008-021
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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