RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
SPIRIT
SPIRIT (NORAD 58468) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 August 2026, after 2 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58468
International designator
2023-185G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Australia
Launched
1 Dec 2023Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Aug 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 8 months975 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
12 kg
Operator
U Melb.
Built by
U Melb.
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Programme
Melbourne
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 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 8 monthsSPIRIT’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Aug 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-185
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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