Re-Entry Flock 1B-12 Satellite

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Photo: NASA
Photo: NASA

NORAD ID: 40460
Object: Flock-1 CubeSat, 3U
Mass: ~3kg
Released from ISS: March 5, 2015 – 01:45 UTC
Origin: USA
Inclination: 51.6°

Re-Entry Prediction: September 29, 2015 – 05:37 UTC +/- 27 Minutes
Re-Entry Zone: Unknown

Satellite Description: Flock-1 represents a constellation of three-unit CubeSats operated by Planet Labs to build an Earth-observation constellation based on CubeSats. The satellites were first released from ISS in February 2014 to start orbiting Earth for several months, acquiring images of chosen ground targets.
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Re-Entry Orbit
Image: Spaceflight101/Orbitron
Image: Spaceflight101/Orbitron

 

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