CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1988-0149
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 17182) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 March 1988, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
17182
International designator
1986-096B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
5 Dec 1986Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Mar 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months464 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.0°N to 28.0°SFinal inclination 28.0°
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 28.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.0°N and 28.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 3 monthsATLAS CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Mar 1988
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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