CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0272
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 38255) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 July 2012, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38255
International designator
2012-019B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
4 May 2012Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Jul 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months88 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
20.0°N to 20.0°SFinal inclination 20.0°
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 20.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 20.0°N and 20.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 31 Jul 2012
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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