CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1994-0053
ATLAS 42E R/B
ATLAS 42E R/B (NORAD 15040) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 May 1994, after 9 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
15040
International designator
1984-059B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jun 1984Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
11 May 1994UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 years, 10 months3,619 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
61.8°N to 61.8°SFinal inclination 61.8°
Mass
2,246 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 61.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 61.8°N and 61.8°S.
Life in orbit
9 years, 10 monthsATLAS 42E 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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