CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2002-0041
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 26872) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 January 2002, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26872
International designator
2001-031B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Jul 2001Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Jan 2002UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 28 Jan 2002
Time in orbit
6 months190 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
20.1°N to 20.1°SFinal inclination 20.1°
Mass
2,095 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 20.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 20.1°N and 20.1°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 Jan 2002
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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