CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2009-0032
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 32764) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 February 2009, after 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
32764
International designator
2008-016B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
14 Apr 2008Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Feb 2009UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months295 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
22.0°N to 22.0°SFinal inclination 22.0°
Mass
7,950 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 22.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 22.0°N and 22.0°S.
Life in orbit
9 monthsATLAS 5 CENTAUR 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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