CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1997-0292
ATHENA 1 R/B(OAM)
ATHENA 1 R/B(OAM) (NORAD 24910) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 October 1997, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24910
International designator
1997-044B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Aug 1997Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Oct 1997UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month51 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
650 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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthATHENA 1 R/B(OAM)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Oct 1997
1 entryFrom the same launch
1997-044
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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