CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0187
ASTROCAST-0203
ASTROCAST-0203 (NORAD 48955) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 February 2026, after 4 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48955
International designator
2021-059CE
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Switzerland
Launched
30 Jun 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 7 months1,691 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
Astrocast
Built by
Astrocast
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Astrocast
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact 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
4 years, 7 monthsASTROCAST-0203’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Feb 2026
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-059
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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