CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0215
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 39461) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 April 2014 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39461
International designator
2013-071B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
3 Dec 2013Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Apr 2014Recorded time 01:05 UTC
Time in orbit
4 months148 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
18.0°N to 18.0°SFinal inclination 18.0°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 12.0°N, 152.0°W at 01:05 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 18.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 18.0°N and 18.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Apr 2014
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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