CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1996-0053
ATLAS 34F R/B
ATLAS 34F R/B (NORAD 11791) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 May 1996, after 16 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11791
International designator
1980-032B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
26 Apr 1980Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
22 May 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
16 years5,870 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.9°N to 62.9°SFinal inclination 62.9°
Mass
1,173 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 62.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.9°N and 62.9°S.
Life in orbit
16 yearsATLAS 34F R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 May 1996
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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