Re-Entry: IGS 3A
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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe VesselSat-2 ship-tracking spacecraft re-entered the atmosphere on October 27, 2016 after more than four and a half years in orbit.
Read moreThe 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
Read moreThe 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.
Read morePlanet 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.
Read morePlanet 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.
Read moreA spent rocket body from a 2004 Molniya launch re-entered the atmosphere on October 12, 2016 after a dozen years in orbit.
Read morePlanet 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.
Read morePlanet 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.
Read moreNORAD ID: 40311 Origin: China Object: KZ-2 – Kuaizhou-2 Type: Earth Imaging Satellite Inclination: 96.5° Launched: November 21, 2014 –
Read moreThe fiery re-entry of a small Earth Observation satellite over the English Channel was spotted from France and England Sunday night.
Read moreA 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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