CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1999-0411
ARIANE 44LP R/B
ARIANE 44LP R/B (NORAD 25923) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 December 1999, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25923
International designator
1999-052B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
25 Sep 1999Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Dec 1999UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 10 Dec 1999
Time in orbit
2 months77 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.3°N to 6.3°SFinal inclination 6.3°
Mass
2,000 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 6.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.3°N and 6.3°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsARIANE 44LP R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 Dec 1999
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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