CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2000-0271
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 26403) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 October 2000, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26403
International designator
2000-038B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
14 Jul 2000Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Oct 2000UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months79 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.4°N to 26.4°SFinal inclination 26.4°
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 26.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.4°N and 26.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 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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