CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1984-0188
INSAT 1A R/B(PAM-D)
INSAT 1A R/B(PAM-D) (NORAD 13137) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 April 1984, after 2 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
13137
International designator
1982-031B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
10 Apr 1982Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Apr 1984UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years739 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.4°N to 28.4°SFinal inclination 28.4°
Mass
2,141 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 28.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.4°N and 28.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 yearsINSAT 1A R/B(PAM-D)’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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