Re-Entry: Flock 1B-11

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Photo: NASA
Photo: NASA

NORAD ID: 40459
Object: Flock-1 CubeSat, 3U
Mass: ~3kg
Released from ISS: March 5, 2015 – 01:45 UTC
Origin: USA
Inclination: 51.6°
Re-Entry Prediction: September 6, 2015 – 21:34 UTC +/- 14 Minutes
Re-Entry Zone: Unknown
Satellite Description: Flock-1 represents a constellation of three-unit CubeSats operated by Planet Labs to build an Earth-observation constellation based on CubeSats. The satellites were first released from ISS in February 2014 to start orbiting Earth for several months, acquiring images of chosen ground targets.
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Re-Entry Orbit
Image: Orbitron/Spaceflight101
Image: Orbitron/Spaceflight101
Re-Entry