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Entry no.
1997-0093
PALAPA B2R R/B(PAM-D)
PALAPA B2R R/B(PAM-D) (NORAD 20572) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 March 1997, after 6 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
20572
International designator
1990-034C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
13 Apr 1990Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Mar 1997UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 11 months2,543 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
18.5°N to 18.5°SFinal inclination 18.5°
Mass
2,141 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 18.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 18.5°N and 18.5°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 11 monthsPALAPA B2R R/B(PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.