CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2000-0381
ARIANE 44LP R/B
ARIANE 44LP R/B (NORAD 24743) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 December 2000, after 3 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24743
International designator
1997-009B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
1 Mar 1997Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Dec 2000UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 9 months1,382 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.4°N to 6.4°SFinal inclination 6.4°
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 6.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.4°N and 6.4°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 9 monthsARIANE 44LP R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Dec 2000
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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