CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1983-0178
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 13087) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 May 1983, after 1 year, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
13087
International designator
1982-017B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
5 Mar 1982Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
6 May 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 2 months427 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
23.7°N to 23.7°SFinal inclination 23.7°
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 23.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 23.7°N and 23.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 2 monthsATLAS CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 May 1983
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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