CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1994-0040
ARIANE 3 R/B
ARIANE 3 R/B (NORAD 20123) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 March 1994, after 4 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
20123
International designator
1989-053B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
12 Jul 1989Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Mar 1994UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 8 months1,721 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.4°N to 6.4°SFinal inclination 6.4°
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 6.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.4°N and 6.4°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 8 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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