CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0289
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 39501) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 May 2014 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39501
International designator
2014-002B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
6 Jan 2014Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
28 May 2014Recorded time 22:57 UTC
Time in orbit
4 months142 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
19.2°N to 19.2°SFinal inclination 19.2°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 17.0°S, 100.0°W at 22:57 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 19.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 19.2°N and 19.2°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 28 May 2014
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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