CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0166
ARIANE 44L R/B
ARIANE 44L R/B (NORAD 26039) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 April 2014 over Africa, after 14 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26039
International designator
1999-071B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
22 Dec 1999Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Apr 2014Recorded time 08:27 UTC
Time in orbit
14 years, 3 months5,224 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
5.2°N to 5.2°SFinal inclination 5.2°
Mass
2,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 4.0°S, 19.0°E at 08:27 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 5.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 5.2°N and 5.2°S.
Life in orbit
14 years, 3 monthsARIANE 44L R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 Apr 2014
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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