RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
ALPHA CUBESAT
ALPHA CUBESAT (NORAD 66908) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 May 2026, after 27 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
66908
International designator
1998-067XU
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Nov 1998Baikonur Cosmodrome
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
8 May 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
27 years, 5 months10,031 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
Cornell
Built by
Cornell
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
Cornell
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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
27 years, 5 monthsALPHA CUBESAT’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 May 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1998-067
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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