CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0112
ARIANE 5 R/B
ARIANE 5 R/B (NORAD 38097) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 23 March 2012 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 0 days in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
38097
International designator
2012-010B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
23 Mar 2012Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Mar 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
0 days0 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
3,057 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 48.0°S, 160.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
0 daysAlso ended on 23 Mar 2012
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2012-010
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2012-0112
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.
Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2012-0112
© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.