Re-Entry: Aolong-1 Space Debris Removal Demonstrator
China’s Aolong-1 space debris mitigation demonstrator re-entered the atmosphere on August 27, 2016 after two months in orbit, completing a short-duration demo mission.
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Month: August 2016
Re-Entry: China’s Tiange 1 & 2 SmallSats
The Chinese Tiange 1 and 2 satellites re-entered the atmosphere on August 27 and 24, respectively, concluding a short-duration mission of two months dedicated to the demonstration of space-to-space inter-satellite and space-to-Earth communications.
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Re-Entry: Flock 1E-13
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-13 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on August 24, 2016 after 13 months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Re-Entry: Flock 1B-6
Planet Labs’ Flock 1B-6 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on August 22, 2016 after nearly one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Re-Entry: Flock 1E-11
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-11 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on August 9, 2016 after just over one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Re-Entry: Flock 1E-10
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-10 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on August 9, 2016 after just over one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Re-Entry: Flock 1E-12
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-12 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on August 9, 2016 after just over one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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