RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
INSPIRESAT-1
INSPIRESAT-1 (NORAD 51657) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 May 2026, after 4 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51657
International designator
2022-013B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
India
Launched
14 Feb 2022Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
2 May 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 2 months1,538 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
8 kg
Operator
IIST Kerala
Built by
IIST Kerala
Bus
InspireSat
Programme
IIST
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, 2 monthsINSPIRESAT-1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 May 2026
1 entryFrom the same launch
2022-013
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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