CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0088
ARIANE 42P R/B
ARIANE 42P R/B (NORAD 25238) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 April 1998, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25238
International designator
1998-013B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
27 Feb 1998Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Apr 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month40 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.8°N to 6.8°SFinal inclination 6.8°
Mass
2,000 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 6.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.8°N and 6.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthARIANE 42P R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Apr 1998
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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