CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0099
ARIANE 42P R/B
ARIANE 42P R/B (NORAD 25881) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 March 2014 over Africa, after 14 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25881
International designator
1999-042B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
12 Aug 1999Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Mar 2014Recorded time 02:51 UTC
Time in orbit
14 years, 6 months5,324 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.7°N to 6.7°SFinal inclination 6.7°
Mass
2,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 5.0°N, 40.0°E at 02:51 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 6.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.7°N and 6.7°S.
Life in orbit
14 years, 6 monthsARIANE 42P R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Mar 2014
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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