CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0124
ARIANE 44L R/B
ARIANE 44L R/B (NORAD 21057) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 May 1998, after 7 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
21057
International designator
1991-003C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
15 Jan 1991Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
8 May 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 3 months2,670 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.9°N to 6.9°SFinal inclination 6.9°
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 6.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.9°N and 6.9°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 3 monthsARIANE 44L R/B’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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