CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2013-0334
ANTARES R/B
ANTARES R/B (NORAD 39259) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 October 2013 over Asia, after 21 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39259
International designator
2013-051B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
18 Sep 2013Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Oct 2013Recorded time 16:24 UTC
Time in orbit
21 days21 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
1,220 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 39.0°N, 126.0°E at 16:24 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
21 daysANTARES R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Oct 2013
1 entryFrom the same launch
2013-051
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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