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STRIX-BETA

STRIX-BETA (NORAD 51847) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 April 2026, after 4 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
51847
International designator
2022-020A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
28 Feb 2022Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Apr 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 1 month1,508 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
150 kg
Operator
Synspective
Built by
Synspective
Bus
StriX
Programme
Synspective

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, 1 month

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

Also ended on 16 Apr 2026

5 entries
PendingSTARLINK-1742PendingSTARLINK-4578PendingELECTRON KICK STAGE R/BPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBPendingCOSMOS 2251 DEB

From the same launch

2022-020
2022-0541ELECTRON R/B2024-0733ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
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