CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2004-0084
ARIANE 42L R/B
ARIANE 42L R/B (NORAD 25111) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 May 2004, after 6 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25111
International designator
1997-083B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
21 Dec 1997Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
3 May 2004UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 4 months2,325 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
6 years, 4 monthsARIANE 42L 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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