RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
AETHER-1
AETHER-1 (NORAD 58281) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 July 2026 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58281
International designator
2023-174AB
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Canada
Launched
11 Nov 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Jul 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 19 Jun 2026
Time in orbit
2 years, 8 months981 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
125 kg
Operator
Kepler Comms
Built by
Kepler Comms / UTIAS-SFL
Bus
Aether
Programme
Kepler
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 22.0°N, 167.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 8 monthsAETHER-1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 Jul 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-1742024-0874OBJECT AK2024-0888OBJECT AL2024-0920PICO-01E0012024-0930PICO-01H0042024-0931PICO-01I0022024-0932UNICORN-2K2024-0936PICO-01F0062024-0937UNICORN-2J2024-1054PICO-01C0082024-1796LEMUR 2 MANGO2A2024-1797LEMUR 2 MANGO2B2024-1865HADES-DIn orbitDove 24f6In orbitDove 24fdIn orbitDove 24f2In orbitDove 24f4In orbitICEYE-X31In orbitFalconsat-X
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