CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2001-0238
TELSTAR 3A R/B(PAM-D)
TELSTAR 3A R/B(PAM-D) (NORAD 14236) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 September 2001, after 18 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
14236
International designator
1983-077C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
28 Jul 1983Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Sep 2001UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
18 years, 1 month6,623 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
22.6°N to 22.6°SFinal inclination 22.6°
Mass
2,141 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 22.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 22.6°N and 22.6°S.
Life in orbit
18 years, 1 monthTELSTAR 3A R/B(PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Sep 2001
1 entryFrom the same launch
1983-077
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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