CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1968-0122
SATURN 5 R/B
SATURN 5 R/B (NORAD 3171) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 April 1968, after 22 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3171
International designator
1968-025B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
4 Apr 1968Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Apr 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
22 days22 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
32.6°N to 32.6°SFinal inclination 32.6°
Mass
79,436 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 32.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 32.6°N and 32.6°S.
Life in orbit
22 daysSATURN 5 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Apr 1968
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1968-025
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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