CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1979-0456
TITAN 3C R/B(1)
TITAN 3C R/B(1) (NORAD 11559) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 October 1979, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11559
International designator
1979-086B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
1 Oct 1979Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Oct 1979UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 7 Oct 1979
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
29.0°N to 29.0°SFinal inclination 29.0°
Mass
2,650 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 29.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 29.0°N and 29.0°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysAlso ended on 4 Oct 1979
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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