CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2002-0150
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 23742) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 March 2002, after 6 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23742
International designator
1995-069B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
15 Dec 1995Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Mar 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 3 months2,283 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.6°N to 26.6°SFinal inclination 26.6°
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 26.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.6°N and 26.6°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 3 monthsATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Mar 2002
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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