RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
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Entry number
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RBSP A

RBSP A (NORAD 38752) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 March 2026, after 13 years, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
38752
International designator
2012-046A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
30 Aug 2012Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 years, 6 months4,941 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
9.5°N to 9.5°SFinal inclination 9.5°
Mass
648 kg
Operator
GSFC / APL
Built by
APL
Bus
RBSP
Programme
SOLTP

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 9.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 9.5°N and 9.5°S.

Life in orbit

13 years, 6 months

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

Also ended on 11 Mar 2026

3 entries
PendingSTARLINK-30210PendingTHOR ABLESTAR DEBPendingCZ-6A DEB

From the same launch

2012-046
2012-0311ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/BIn orbitRBSP B
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