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Re-Entry

NASA News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: RXTE

May 1, 2018May 3, 2018 Patrick Blau 4007 Views RXTE

The Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE or XTE) spacecraft re-entered the atmosphere on April 30, 2018 after over 22 years in orbit

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Commercial Space Communications News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Iridium 13

April 30, 2018May 3, 2018 Patrick Blau 3480 Views Iridium

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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News Proton Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Briz-M Auxiliary Propellant Tank

April 30, 2018May 3, 2018 Patrick Blau 5208 Views

A Briz-M propellant tank re-entered the atmosphere on April 29, 2018 after three and a half years in orbit, making a slow decay from an elliptical orbit where it arrived as part of a mission to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.

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News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: STARE B

April 27, 2018May 3, 2018 Patrick Blau 3091 Views CubeSat

The STARE B (Horus) satellite, launched on a Minotaur rocket as part of the ORS-3 cluster mission, re-entered on April 26, 2018 after four and a half years in orbit.

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Japan News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: EXOS B

April 23, 2018May 3, 2018 Patrick Blau 2160 Views EXOS B

The Japanese EXOS-B (Jikiken) satellite re-entered the atmosphere on April 22, 2018 after nearly four decades in orbit following liftoff in September 1978 atop an Mu-3H launch vehicle.

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Commercial Space Communications News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Iridium 94

April 18, 2018May 3, 2018 Patrick Blau 2135 Views Iridium

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

Re-Entry: Flock 2E’-1

April 16, 2018April 18, 2018 Patrick Blau 3223 Views CubeSat, Flock, Planet, Planet Labs

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

Re-Entry: Lemur-2 TRUTNA

April 16, 2018April 18, 2018 Patrick Blau 1906 Views Lemur-2, Spire, Spire Global

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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Commercial Space Communications News Newsfeed Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Iridium 19

April 9, 2018April 18, 2018 Patrick Blau 1997 Views Iridium

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

Re-Entry: Flock 2E-7

April 6, 2018 Patrick Blau 1890 Views CubeSat, Flock, Planet, Planet Labs

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

Re-Entry: Three Doves in 24 Hours

April 6, 2018 Patrick Blau 1979 Views CubeSat, Flock, Planet, Planet Labs

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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India News PSLV Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: PSLV Rocket Body

April 4, 2018April 6, 2018 Patrick Blau 2140 Views

A six-year old upper stage from India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle re-entered the atmosphere on April 3, 2018 after a slow decline from a Sun Synchronous Orbit.

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Ariane 5 Commercial Space News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Ariane 5 Sylda Adapter

April 4, 2018April 6, 2018 Patrick Blau 3239 Views

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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China Featured Human Spaceflight News Newsfeed Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Abandoned Chinese Space Laboratory Re-Enters Harmlessly over Pacific Ocean

April 2, 2018 Patrick Blau 7825 Views Tiangong, Tiangong-1

China’s abandoned Tiangong-1 space station met its fiery end in the early hours of Monday when re-entering Earth’s atmosphere after 2,376 days in orbit, serving as a stepping stone toward a large modular Space Station China plans to deploy in 2020.

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Earth Observation News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Atlantis (QB50 CubeSat)

March 28, 2018 Patrick Blau 2509 Views CubeSat, QB50

The Atlantis CubeSat, part of the QB50 CubeSat initiative, re-entered the atmosphere on March 28, 2018 after less than one year in Low Earth Orbit, becoming the second of the QB50 series to decay from orbit after collecting data from the seldom-measured lower thermosphere.

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Commercial Space Communications News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Iridium 23

March 28, 2018 Patrick Blau 2453 Views Iridium

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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Human Spaceflight ISS News Newsfeed Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature Russia Soyuz Soyuz FG 

Soyuz Rocket Stage Burns Up over the Mediterranean

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 Patrick Blau 4695 Views Re-Entry

The uncontrolled, destructive re-entry of a Soyuz rocket stage that helped boost a three-man crew into orbit earlier this week was seen from the Mediterranean in the early hours of Sunday per reports and videos coming from the French Riviera and Central Italy

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Commercial Space Electron News Newsfeed Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature Rocket Lab 

Rocket Lab’s Humanity Star Re-Enters after Brief Tenure in Orbit

March 22, 2018 Patrick Blau 2841 Views Humanity Star, Still Testing

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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Communications News Newsfeed Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature Russia 

Re-Entry: Block-ML from 2001 Molniya Launch Re-Enters after Skipping

March 18, 2018March 22, 2018 Patrick Blau 2431 Views

A Block-ML upper stage that had helped send a Molniya-3K dual-use communications satellite into orbit re-entered the atmosphere on March 17, 2018 after bouncing off the atmosphere in July 2016.

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

Re-Entry: Flock 2E’-9

March 12, 2018 Patrick Blau 1793 Views CubeSat, Flock

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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News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: AggieSat-4

March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 Patrick Blau 2446 Views AggieSat

The 50-Kilogram AggieSat-4 technology demonstration satellite of Texas A&M re-entered the atmosphere on March 12, 2018 after spending over two years in orbit following its release from the International Space Station.

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

Re-Entry: Flock 2E’-11

March 12, 2018 Patrick Blau 1867 Views CubeSat, Flock

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

Re-Entry: Flock 2E-4

March 12, 2018 Patrick Blau 1858 Views CubeSat, Flock

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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Commercial Space Communications Long March Long March 3B News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Long March 3B Upper Stage from AlcomSat-1 Launch

March 11, 2018March 12, 2018 Patrick Blau 2039 Views

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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Earth Observation News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Columbia Sat (QB50)

March 8, 2018March 12, 2018 Patrick Blau 2113 Views CubeSat, QB50

The Columbia Sat CubeSat, part of the QB50 CubeSat initiative, re-entered the atmosphere on March 7, 2018 after less than one year in Low Earth Orbit, becoming the first of the QB50 series to decay from orbit after collecting data from the seldom-measured lower thermosphere.

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

Re-Entry: Flock 2E-11

March 5, 2018March 12, 2018 Patrick Blau 1686 Views CubeSat, Flock

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

Re-Entry: Flock 2E-12

March 4, 2018March 12, 2018 Patrick Blau 1733 Views CubeSat, Flock

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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Japan News Newsfeed Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: STARS-C

March 3, 2018March 12, 2018 Patrick Blau 1881 Views CubeSat

Japan’s STARS-C technology demonstration CubeSat re-entered the atmosphere on March 2, 2018 after nearly 15 months in orbit following deployment from the International Space Station.

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Communications GSLV India News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: GSLV Mk. II Rocket Stage

March 2, 2018March 3, 2018 Patrick Blau 2299 Views

The third stage of an Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. II rocket re-entered the atmosphere on March 1, 2018 after spending over two and a half years spiraling down from a Geostationary Transfer Orbit.

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

Re-Entry: Flock 2E’-12

March 1, 2018March 2, 2018 Patrick Blau 1847 Views CubeSat, Flock

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 News

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

Re-Entry: RXTE

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Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body
China Long March Long March 11 News 

Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body

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Re-Entry: Iridium 13
Commercial Space Communications News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Iridium 13

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Re-Entry: Briz-M Auxiliary Propellant Tank
News Proton Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: Briz-M Auxiliary Propellant Tank

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Re-Entry: STARE B
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Re-Entry: STARE B

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