CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2002-0403
ATLAS 3B CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 3B CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 27379) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 September 2002, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27379
International designator
2002-006B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
21 Feb 2002Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Sep 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months215 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
22.6°N to 22.6°SFinal inclination 22.6°
Mass
2,130 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
7 monthsATLAS 3B CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Sep 2002
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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