CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2001-0254
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 25674) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 September 2001, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25674
International designator
1999-018B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
12 Apr 1999Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Sep 2001UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months899 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
18.8°N to 18.8°SFinal inclination 18.8°
Mass
18,600 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 18.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 18.8°N and 18.8°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 5 monthsATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 27 Sep 2001
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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