CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1999-0129
SCOUT X-2M R/B
SCOUT X-2M R/B (NORAD 388) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 May 1999, after 36 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
388
International designator
1962-039D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Aug 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
2 May 1999UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 3 May 1999
Time in orbit
36 years, 8 months13,401 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.5°N to 81.5°SFinal inclination 98.5°
Mass
248 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 98.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.5°N and 81.5°S.
Life in orbit
36 years, 8 monthsSCOUT X-2M R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 May 1999
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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