CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1999-0360
PSLV 1C R/B
PSLV 1C R/B (NORAD 24972) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 November 1999, after 2 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24972
International designator
1997-057B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
29 Sep 1997Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Nov 1999UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 1 month766 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.4°N to 81.4°SFinal inclination 98.6°
Mass
920 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 98.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.4°N and 81.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 1 monthPSLV 1C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Nov 1999
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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