CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1992-0055
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 13599) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 February 1992, after 9 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
13599
International designator
1982-097B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
28 Sep 1982Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Feb 1992UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 years, 4 months3,428 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.2°N to 24.2°SFinal inclination 24.2°
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 24.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.2°N and 24.2°S.
Life in orbit
9 years, 4 monthsATLAS CENTAUR 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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