CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0122
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 2143) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 April 1966, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2143
International designator
1966-030B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
8 Apr 1966Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Apr 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
2,000 kg
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
9 daysFrom the same launch
1966-030
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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