CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2004-0040
ARIANE 44LP R/B
ARIANE 44LP R/B (NORAD 25154) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 March 2004, after 6 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25154
International designator
1998-006C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
4 Feb 1998Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Mar 2004UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 1 month2,221 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.8°N to 6.8°SFinal inclination 6.8°
Mass
2,260 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 6.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.8°N and 6.8°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 1 monthARIANE 44LP R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Mar 2004
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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