CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1973-0500
SATURN 1B R/B
SATURN 1B R/B (NORAD 6937) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 16 November 1973 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 0 days in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
6937
International designator
1973-090B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
16 Nov 1973Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Nov 1973Recorded time 20:03 UTC
Time in orbit
0 days0 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
—
Mass
11,662 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 26.5°N, 170.0°W at 20:03 UTC. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
0 daysFrom the same launch
1973-090Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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