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AEROCUBE 4.5A

AEROCUBE 4.5A (NORAD 38767) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 July 2026, after 13 years, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
38767
International designator
2012-048K
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Sep 2012Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Jul 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 years, 9 months5,040 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
64.6°N to 64.6°SFinal inclination 64.6°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
AERO
Built by
AERO
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
Aerocube

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 64.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.6°N and 64.6°S.

Life in orbit

13 years, 9 months

AEROCUBE 4.5A’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Jul 2026

10 entries
PendingHORYU 4PendingRANGE BPendingSTARLINK-1663PendingSTARLINK-3858PendingSTARLINK-4498PendingSTARLINK-4681PendingSTARLINK-5034PendingDMSP 5D-2 F13 DEBPendingDMSP 5D-2 F13 DEBPendingZQ-2E DEB

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