RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
ELSA-D CLIENT
ELSA-D CLIENT (NORAD 51288) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after release from its host on 23 February 2026, after 4 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51288
International designator
2021-022AQ
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
22 Mar 2021Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 11 months1,799 days
How it ended
Re-entered after release from its host
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
17 kg
Operator
Astroscale / SSTL (Astrium)
Built by
SSTL (Astrium)
Bus
SSTL-42
Programme
Astroscale
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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 11 monthsELSA-D CLIENT’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Feb 2026
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