CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1999-0166
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 23414) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 May 1999, after 4 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23414
International designator
1994-079B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
29 Nov 1994Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
31 May 1999UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 6 months1,644 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
22.9°N to 22.9°SFinal inclination 22.9°
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 22.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 22.9°N and 22.9°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 6 monthsATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 May 1999
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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