CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0397
TYVAK-0172
TYVAK-0172 (NORAD 46267) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 April 2026, after 5 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46267
International designator
2020-059C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
30 Aug 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Apr 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 7 months2,045 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 97.7°
Mass
11 kg
Operator
Echostar AU
Built by
Tyvak NSS
Bus
Cubesat 6U?
Programme
Sirion
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 97.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 7 monthsTYVAK-0172’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Apr 2026
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-059
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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