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Month: October 2016

Japan Military Space News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: IGS 3A

October 30, 2016November 2, 2016 Patrick Blau 2978 Views

The Japanese IGS 3A Optical Reconnaissance Satellite re-entered the atmosphere on October 29, 2016 after a decade in orbit collecting intelligence in the form of images at a one-meter ground resolution.

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China Commercial Space News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: VesselSat-2

October 27, 2016November 2, 2016 Patrick Blau 2989 Views

The VesselSat-2 ship-tracking spacecraft re-entered the atmosphere on October 27, 2016 after more than four and a half years in orbit.

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News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature Russia Soyuz Soyuz FG 

Re-Entry: Soyuz FG Rocket Stage from ISS Crew Launch

October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2216 Views

The third stage of the Soyuz Rocket that helped boost the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft into orbit re-entered the atmosphere this weekend, four days after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome

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News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: GOMX-3

October 19, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2335 Views CubeSat

The Danish GOMX-3 aeronautical-tracking satellite re-entered the atmosphere on October 18, 2016 after a little over one year in orbit, demonstrating whether a CubeSat can be used to track ADS-B signals sent from commercial aircraft.

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News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Flock 2B-4

October 18, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2236 Views CubeSat

Planet Labs’ Flock 2B-4 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on October 17, 2016 after 12 months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.

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News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Flock 2B-9

October 17, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2260 Views CubeSat

Planet Labs’ Flock 2B-9 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on October 16, 2016 after a full year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.

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News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature Russia 

Re-Entry: Block-ML Upper Stage

October 13, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 1611 Views

A spent rocket body from a 2004 Molniya launch re-entered the atmosphere on October 12, 2016 after a dozen years in orbit.

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News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Flock 2B-10

October 12, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 1785 Views CubeSat, Flock

Planet Labs’ Flock 2B-10 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on October 11, 2016 after almost exactly one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.

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News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Flock 2B-13

October 12, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 1864 Views CubeSat, Flock

Planet Labs’ Flock 2B-13 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on October 11, 2016 after just over one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.

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China Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Kuaizhou-2

October 10, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2324 Views

NORAD ID: 40311 Origin: China Object: KZ-2 – Kuaizhou-2 Type: Earth Imaging Satellite Inclination: 96.5° Launched: November 21, 2014 –

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Commercial Space Earth Observation News Newsfeed Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Planet Labs Earth Observation Satellite burns up over English Channel

October 3, 2016January 29, 2017 Patrick Blau 4198 Views CubeSat

The fiery re-entry of a small Earth Observation satellite over the English Channel was spotted from France and England Sunday night.

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News Re-Entry Russia 

Re-Entry: Block-ML Upper Stage

October 1, 2016October 3, 2016 Patrick Blau 1847 Views

A spent rocket body from a 1997 Molniya launch re-entered the atmosphere on September 30, 2016 after nearly two decades in orbit.

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Re-Entry News

Re-Entry: RXTE
NASA News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: RXTE

May 1, 2018 Patrick Blau Comments Off on Re-Entry: RXTE
Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body
China Long March Long March 11 News 

Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body

May 1, 2018 Patrick Blau Comments Off on Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body
Re-Entry: Iridium 13
Commercial Space Communications News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Iridium 13

April 30, 2018 Patrick Blau Comments Off on Re-Entry: Iridium 13
Re-Entry: Briz-M Auxiliary Propellant Tank
News Proton Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Briz-M Auxiliary Propellant Tank

April 30, 2018 Patrick Blau Comments Off on Re-Entry: Briz-M Auxiliary Propellant Tank
Re-Entry: STARE B
News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: STARE B

April 27, 2018 Patrick Blau Comments Off on Re-Entry: STARE B

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