CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1996-0054
IAE
IAE (NORAD 23872) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 May 1996, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23872
International designator
1996-032C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 May 1996Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
22 May 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
39.0°N to 39.0°SFinal inclination 39.0°
Mass
460 kg
Operator
JPL
Built by
JPL / L'Garde
Bus
IAE
Programme
IAE
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 39.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 39.0°N and 39.0°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysAlso ended on 22 May 1996
1 entryFrom the same launch
1996-032
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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