CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2004-0191
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 27812) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 December 2004, after 1 year, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27812
International designator
2003-020B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
13 May 2003Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Dec 2004UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 6 months579 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
17.4°N to 17.4°SFinal inclination 17.4°
Mass
8,200 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 17.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 17.4°N and 17.4°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 6 monthsATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Dec 2004
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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