CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0169
PSLV R/B
PSLV R/B (NORAD 27526) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 May 2012, after 9 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27526
International designator
2002-043B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
12 Sep 2002Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
9 May 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 years, 7 months3,527 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
17.7°N to 17.7°SFinal inclination 17.7°
Mass
920 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 17.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 17.7°N and 17.7°S.
Life in orbit
9 years, 7 monthsPSLV 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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