CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2013-0376
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 26353) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 November 2013 over the Indian Ocean, after 13 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26353
International designator
2000-022B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
3 May 2000Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Nov 2013Recorded time 23:50 UTC
Time in orbit
13 years, 6 months4,936 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
20.3°N to 20.3°SFinal inclination 20.3°
Mass
1,840 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 17.0°N, 60.0°E at 23:50 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 20.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 20.3°N and 20.3°S.
Life in orbit
13 years, 6 monthsATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Nov 2013
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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