Re-Entry: IGS 3A

October 30, 2016November 2, 2016 Patrick Blau 3735 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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Re-Entry: VesselSat-2

October 27, 2016November 2, 2016 Patrick Blau 3738 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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Re-Entry: Soyuz FG Rocket Stage from ISS Crew Launch

October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2946 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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Re-Entry: GOMX-3

October 19, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2830 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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Re-Entry: Flock 2B-4

October 18, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2703 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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Re-Entry: Flock 2B-9

October 17, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2715 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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Re-Entry: Block-ML Upper Stage

October 13, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2032 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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Re-Entry: Flock 2B-10

October 12, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2263 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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Re-Entry: Flock 2B-13

October 12, 2016October 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2478 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.