CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1997-0164
ARIANE 44L R/B
ARIANE 44L R/B (NORAD 24821) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 June 1997, after 1 day in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24821
International designator
1997-027C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
3 Jun 1997Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Jun 1997UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
7.0°N to 7.0°SFinal inclination 7.0°
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 7.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 7.0°N and 7.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 dayAlso ended on 4 Jun 1997
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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