CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1991-0016
ARIANE 1 R/B
ARIANE 1 R/B (NORAD 12562) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 January 1991, after 9 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12562
International designator
1981-057D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
European Space Agency
Launched
19 Jun 1981Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jan 1991UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 23 Jun 1992
Time in orbit
9 years, 6 months3,498 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
10.3°N to 10.3°SFinal inclination 10.3°
Mass
1,200 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 10.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 10.3°N and 10.3°S.
Life in orbit
9 years, 6 monthsARIANE 1 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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