CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0317
ARIANE 42L R/B
ARIANE 42L R/B (NORAD 25517) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 October 1998, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25517
International designator
1998-063C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
28 Oct 1998Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Oct 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
2,260 kg
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
3 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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