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Entry no.
2001-0038
ARIANE 44P R/B
ARIANE 44P R/B (NORAD 25313) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 February 2001, after 2 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25313
International designator
1998-024C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
28 Apr 1998Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Feb 2001UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 9 months1,010 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.4°N to 6.4°SFinal inclination 6.4°
Mass
2,260 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
2 years, 9 monthsARIANE 44P R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Feb 2001
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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