CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0138
ARIANE 44L R/B
ARIANE 44L R/B (NORAD 21895) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 May 1998, after 6 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
21895
International designator
1992-010C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
26 Feb 1992Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
14 May 1998UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 2 May 1998
Time in orbit
6 years, 2 months2,269 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.5°N to 6.5°SFinal inclination 6.5°
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 6.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.5°N and 6.5°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 2 monthsARIANE 44L R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 May 1998
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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