CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1997-0055
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 24733) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 February 1997, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24733
International designator
1997-007B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
17 Feb 1997Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Feb 1997UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
23.4°N to 23.4°SFinal inclination 23.4°
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 23.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 23.4°N and 23.4°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysAlso ended on 25 Feb 1997
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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