exactView-9
Re-entered 31 Mar 2020exactView-9 (NORAD 40936, COSPAR 2015-052G) was a CA satellite that re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 31 Mar 2020, launched on 28 Sep 2015 on the PSLV Rideshare 06 mission. It is catalogued as EV-9. It was operated by exactEarth as part of the ExactView programme. The spacecraft was built by UTIAS on the GNB bus, with a mass of 5.5 kg. Like most satellites in low orbits, it was gradually slowed by atmospheric drag until re-entry. Historical record from Orbital Radar's satellite archive, cross-referenced with the live satellite catalogue.
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What happened to exactView-9?
exactView-9 re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 31 Mar 2020, ending a mission that began with its launch in 2015. Objects in low orbits are gradually slowed by atmospheric drag until they fall back and burn up on re-entry.
When did exactView-9 re-enter the atmosphere?
exactView-9 re-entered on 31 Mar 2020, according to Orbital Radar's historical catalogue records.
Who operated and built exactView-9?
exactView-9 was operated by exactEarth and built by UTIAS (CA).