CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1996-0015
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 23780) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 February 1996, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23780
International designator
1996-006B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
1 Feb 1996Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Feb 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
22.0°N to 22.0°SFinal inclination 22.0°
Mass
2,095 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 22.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 22.0°N and 22.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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