CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2000-0253
ARIANE 3 DEB
ARIANE 3 DEB (NORAD 26491) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 September 2000.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
26491
International designator
1988-081F
Object type
Fragment
Country
France
Parent launched
8 Sep 1988Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Sep 2000UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 17 Sep 2000
Time since launch
12 years4,393 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
7.4°N to 7.4°SFinal inclination 7.4°
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 7.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 7.4°N and 7.4°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 18 Sep 2000
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1988-081
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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