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IRVINE02

IRVINE02 (NORAD 43789) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 February 2026, after 7 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
43789
International designator
2018-099AH
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
OBJECT AHListed as an unidentified object
Country
Not recorded
Launched
3 Dec 2018Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 2 months2,632 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
IPSF
Built by
IPSF
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
Irvine

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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.

Life in orbit

7 years, 2 months

IRVINE02’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 16 Feb 2026

4 entries

From the same launch

2018-099
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