Re-Entry: Iridium 13
Iridium 13 re-entered the atmosphere on April 29, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
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Re-Entry: Iridium 94
Iridium 94 re-entered the atmosphere on April 18, 2018 after over 16 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E’-1
Planet’s Flock 2E’-1 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on April 15, 2018 – decaying 23 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Lemur-2 TRUTNA
The Lemur-2 TRUTNA Satellite, part of Spire Global’s CubeSat Constellation, re-entered the atmosphere on April 15, 2018 after over one year in orbit collecting global ship-tracking data and measuring atmospheric parameters.
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Re-Entry: Iridium 19
Iridium 19 re-entered the atmosphere on April 7, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation, a low-orbiting satellite system for global communications including voice and point-to-point data services via 66 active satellites in six orbital planes.
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E-7
Planet’s Flock 2E-7 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on April 6, 2018 – decaying 22 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Three Doves in 24 Hours
Three CubeSat Doves belonging to Planet Lab’s Flock of satellites re-entered the atmosphere in a single calendar day on April 5, 2018 after each spent nearly two years in orbit as part of the company’s Earth-imaging constellation.
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Re-Entry: Ariane 5 Sylda Adapter
A discarded Ariane 5 Sylda payload adapter placed into orbit in 2007 re-entered the atmosphere on April 3, 2018 after
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Re-Entry: Iridium 23
Iridium 23 re-entered the atmosphere on March 28, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation, a low-orbiting satellite system for global communications including voice and point-to-point data services via 66 active satellites in six orbital planes.
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Rocket Lab’s Humanity Star Re-Enters after Brief Tenure in Orbit
Rocket Lab’s “Humanity Star” ended a short-lived stint in orbit as a shooting star on Thursday, re-entering Earth’s atmosphere just two months after being placed into orbit as a public awareness project by the U.S./New Zealand launch services provider.
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E’-9
Planet’s Flock 2E’-9 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on March 12, 2018 – decaying 22 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E’-11
Planet’s Flock 2E-11′ Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on March 11, 2018 – decaying 21 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E-4
Planet’s Flock 2E-4 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on March 11, 2018 – decaying 22 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Long March 3B Upper Stage from AlcomSat-1 Launch
A Long March 3B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on March 10, 2018 after exactly three months in orbit, decaying from a Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E-11
Planet’s Flock 2E-11 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on March 4, 2018 – decaying 20 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E-12
Planet’s Flock 2E-12 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on March 3, 2018 – decaying 20 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E’-12
Planet’s Flock 2E’-12 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on February 28, 2018 – decaying 20 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E-10
Planet’s Flock 2E-10 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on February 28, 2018 – decaying 21 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E’-10
Planet’s Flock 2E’-10 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on February 17, 2018 – decaying 20 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Iridium 49
Iridium 49 re-entered the atmosphere on February 13, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation,
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E-6
Planet’s Flock 2E-6 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on February 12, 2018 – decaying 19 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Iridium 43
Iridium 43 re-entered the atmosphere on February 11, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
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Re-Entry: Iridium 03
Iridium 03 re-entered the atmosphere on February 8, 2018 after nearly 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
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Re-Entry: Sylda
A discarded Ariane 5 Sylda payload adapter placed into orbit in 2009 re-entered the atmosphere on February 3, 2018 after a nine-year drop from a highly elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit, having helped put a pair of communications satellites into orbit.
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Re-Entry: Minotaur I Upper Stage
The Upper Stage of a Orbital Sciences Minotaur I Rocket re-entered the atmosphere in February 2018 after over a decade in orbit.
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E-2
Planet’s Flock 2E-2 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on January 23, 2018 – decaying 20 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: OSNSAT
The OSNSAT PicoSatellite re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on January 11, 2018 after a free-flying mission of 13 months, launching aboard the Tu-POD 3U CubeSat operated by Gauss Srl. and deployed from the International Space Station in January 2017 with deployment of the TubeSat three days after release.
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Re-Entry: Iridium 34
Iridium 34 re-entered the atmosphere on January 8, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
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Re-Entry: Flock 2E-9
Planet’s Flock 2E-9 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on December 25, 2017 – decaying 19 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet’s orbiting constellation of Doves that image the entire Earth at least once per day.
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Re-Entry: Iridium 6
Iridium 6 re-entered the atmosphere on December 23, 2017 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation, a low-orbiting satellite system for global communications including voice and point-to-point data services via 66 active satellites in six orbital planes.
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