CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0368
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 22928) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 December 1998, after 5 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
22928
International designator
1993-077B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
16 Dec 1993Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Dec 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years1,827 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
23.5°N to 23.5°SFinal inclination 23.5°
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 23.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 23.5°N and 23.5°S.
Life in orbit
5 yearsATLAS 2AS CENTAUR 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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