CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1963-0020
ATLAS D R/B
ATLAS D R/B (NORAD 577) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 May 1963, after 1 day in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
577
International designator
1963-015B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
15 May 1963Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 May 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
32.5°N to 32.5°SFinal inclination 32.5°
Mass
3,400 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 32.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 32.5°N and 32.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 dayAlso ended on 16 May 1963
1 entryFrom the same launch
1963-015
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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