CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2005-0026
GSLV R/B
GSLV R/B (NORAD 27808) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 February 2005, after 1 year, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27808
International designator
2003-018B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
8 May 2003Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Feb 2005UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 9 months658 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
18.7°N to 18.7°SFinal inclination 18.7°
Mass
2,540 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 18.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 18.7°N and 18.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 9 monthsGSLV 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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