CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1990-0273
ARIANE 3 R/B
ARIANE 3 R/B (NORAD 15165) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 May 1990, after 5 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
15165
International designator
1984-081C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
4 Aug 1984Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
29 May 1990UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 9 months2,124 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.9°N to 6.9°SFinal inclination 6.9°
Mass
2,100 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 6.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.9°N and 6.9°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 9 monthsARIANE 3 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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