CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1983-0135
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 12778) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 April 1983, after 1 year, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12778
International designator
1981-073B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
6 Aug 1981Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Apr 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 8 months618 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.3°N to 26.3°SFinal inclination 26.3°
Mass
2,000 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 26.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.3°N and 26.3°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 8 monthsATLAS CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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