CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2002-0171
TITAN 4 R/B
TITAN 4 R/B (NORAD 25018) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 March 2002, after 4 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25018
International designator
1997-064B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
24 Oct 1997Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Mar 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 5 months1,614 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
57.0°N to 57.0°SFinal inclination 57.0°
Mass
4,500 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 57.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 57.0°N and 57.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 5 monthsTITAN 4 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Mar 2002
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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