CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0158
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 25087) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 June 1998, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25087
International designator
1997-078B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
8 Dec 1997Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jun 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months177 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.0°N to 26.0°SFinal inclination 26.0°
Mass
2,095 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 26.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.0°N and 26.0°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Jun 1998
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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