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Entry no.
1999-0315

ATHENA 2 R/B(OAM)

ATHENA 2 R/B(OAM) (NORAD 25920) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 September 1999, after 4 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
25920
International designator
1999-051B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
24 Sep 1999Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Sep 1999UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 97.7°
Mass
650 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.

Life in orbit

4 days

Also ended on 28 Sep 1999

2 entries
1999-0314SL-6 R/B(2)1999-0316SL-12 R/B(1)

From the same launch

1999-051
1999-0345ATHENA 2 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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