Re-Entry: Flock 2B-7
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Planet Labs’ Flock 2B-7 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on September 21, 2016 after nearly one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
NORAD ID: 40956
Object: Flock-1 CubeSat, 3U
Mass: 4.5kg
Released from ISS: October 6, 2015 – 11:45 UTC
Origin: USA
Inclination: 51.6°
Re-Entry Prediction: September 21, 2016 – 08:41 UTC +/- 33 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
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