CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2000-0300
ARIANE 44LP+3 R/B
ARIANE 44LP+3 R/B (NORAD 23817) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 October 2000, after 4 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23817
International designator
1996-015B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
14 Mar 1996Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Oct 2000UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 19 Oct 2000
Time in orbit
4 years, 7 months1,681 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.9°N to 6.9°SFinal inclination 6.9°
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 6.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.9°N and 6.9°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 7 monthsARIANE 44LP+3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Oct 2000
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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