CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2004-0054
ARIANE 42P+ R/B
ARIANE 42P+ R/B (NORAD 23332) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 March 2004, after 9 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23332
International designator
1994-070B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
1 Nov 1994Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Mar 2004UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 20 Jan 2004
Time in orbit
9 years, 4 months3,427 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.9°N to 6.9°SFinal inclination 6.9°
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 6.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.9°N and 6.9°S.
Life in orbit
9 years, 4 monthsARIANE 42P+ R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Mar 2004
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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