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ASTROCAST-0205

ASTROCAST-0205 (NORAD 48960) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 January 2026, after 4 years, 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
48960
International designator
2021-059CK
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Switzerland
Launched
30 Jun 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jan 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 6 months1,651 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
Astrocast
Built by
Astrocast
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Astrocast

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 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 6 months

ASTROCAST-0205’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 Jan 2026

2 entries
PendingSTARLINK-1510PendingICEYE-X14

From the same launch

2021-059
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