The Lemur-2 BRIDGEMAN Satellite, part of Spire Global’s CubeSat Constellation, re-entered the atmosphere on March 8, 2017 after over eight months in orbit collecting global ship-tracking data and measuring atmospheric parameters.
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The Lemur-2 CUBECHEESE Satellite, part of Spire Global’s CubeSat Constellation, re-entered the atmosphere on March 6, 2017 after eight months in orbit collecting global ship-tracking data and measuring atmospheric parameters.
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China’s BY70-1 CubeSat re-entered the atmosphere on February 18, 2017 after just one and a half months in orbit following a partial launch failure of its Long March 2D rocket that left it stranded in a lower-than-planned orbit with a relatively short lifetime.
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Japan’s FREEDOM CubeSat re-entered the atmosphere on February 5, 2017 after only three weeks in orbit, indicating its drag sail was successful in rapidly removing the small satellite from orbit.
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NASA’s PhoneSat 2.4 CubeSat re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on January 31, 2017 after over three years in orbit, studying whether a smartphone can be used to execute satellite command and control functions.
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Japan’s Shootingstar Sensing Satellite re-entered the atmosphere on November 23, 2016 after 14 months in orbit tasked with collecting data on meteors entering Earth’s atmosphere.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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The fiery re-entry of a small Earth Observation satellite over the English Channel was spotted from France and England Sunday night.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 2B-14 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on September 12, 2016 after 11 months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1B-1 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on September 22, 2016 after nearly one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1B-7 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on September 21, 2016 after nearly one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 2B-14 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on September 12, 2016 after 11 months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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DRAGONSAT, a 1U University CubeSat operated by Drexel University, re-entered the atmosphere on August 31, 2013 after nearly three years in orbit.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-13 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on August 24, 2016 after 13 months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1B-6 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on August 22, 2016 after nearly one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-11 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on August 9, 2016 after just over one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-10 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on August 9, 2016 after just over one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-12 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on August 9, 2016 after just over one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-14 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on July 30, 2016 after just over one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-6 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on July 21, 2016 after almost exactly one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-7 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on July 16, 2016 after almost exactly one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-4 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on June 23, 2016 after eleven months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-8 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on June 22, 2016 after eleven months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-5 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on June 20, 2016 after eleven months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-3 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on May 22, 2016 after nine and a half months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Planet Labs’ Flock 2B-8 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on May 22, 2016 after half a year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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