I thought it was reported to be attached to the booster rocket, which would represent a fairly significant source of drag. But, at that altitude, it should take a while to come down.
Here's hoping for a long active life!
Greg KO6TH
p.s. BTW, object 44909 shows as satellite "BREEZE-KM R/B" in gPredict, from Celestrak's data.
Lapo Pieri via AMSAT-BB wrote:
19:35 Thu 30 Apr 20 , Don KB2YSI wrote:
Does this mean it will be in orbit for quite a while?
I think so. It's a satellite with a large passband, many qso at a time. I don't know about primary payload... let's hope well.
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