CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0881
FARADAY_PHOENIX
FARADAY_PHOENIX (NORAD 48924) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 August 2026, after 5 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48924
International designator
2021-059AX
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United Kingdom
Launched
30 Jun 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Aug 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 1 month1,875 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
10 kg
Operator
In-Space
Built by
GOMSpace
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Programme
InSpace
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
5 years, 1 monthFARADAY_PHOENIX’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Aug 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-059
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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