CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1988-0084
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 14081) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 February 1988, after 4 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
14081
International designator
1983-047B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
19 May 1983Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Feb 1988UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 13 Feb 1988
Time in orbit
4 years, 8 months1,732 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
22.9°N to 22.9°SFinal inclination 22.9°
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 22.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 22.9°N and 22.9°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 8 monthsATLAS CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Feb 1988
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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