CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0230
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 38349) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 June 2012 over the western Pacific Ocean, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38349
International designator
2012-027B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
22 May 2012Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Jun 2012Recorded time 03:22 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month36 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 20.0°N, 111.0°E at 03:22 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2012-027
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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