CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2003-0100
ARIANE 42P R/B
ARIANE 42P R/B (NORAD 25895) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 June 2003, after 3 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25895
International designator
1999-046B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
4 Sep 1999Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jun 2003UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 9 months1,371 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
7.1°N to 7.1°SFinal inclination 7.1°
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 7.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 7.1°N and 7.1°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 9 monthsARIANE 42P R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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