CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2003-0043
ARIANE 44P R/B
ARIANE 44P R/B (NORAD 24847) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 March 2003, after 5 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24847
International designator
1997-031B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
25 Jun 1997Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Mar 2003UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 3 Mar 2003
Time in orbit
5 years, 8 months2,078 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.7°N to 6.7°SFinal inclination 6.7°
Mass
2,000 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 6.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.7°N and 6.7°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 8 monthsARIANE 44P R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Mar 2003
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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