CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2000-0258
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 25995) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 September 2000, after 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25995
International designator
1999-068B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
18 Dec 1999Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Sep 2000UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months278 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.8°N to 81.8°SFinal inclination 98.2°
Mass
1,840 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 98.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.8°N and 81.8°S.
Life in orbit
9 monthsATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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