CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0362
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 38848) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 October 2012, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38848
International designator
2012-054C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
8 Oct 2012Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Oct 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 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
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysAlso ended on 11 Oct 2012
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2012-054
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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