CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1996-0091
ARIANE 44L+3 R/B
ARIANE 44L+3 R/B (NORAD 24210) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 August 1996, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24210
International designator
1996-044C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
8 Aug 1996Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Aug 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
5.4°N to 5.4°SFinal inclination 5.4°
Mass
2,260 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 5.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 5.4°N and 5.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysAlso ended on 10 Aug 1996
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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