CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0334
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 28253) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 June 2014 over Africa, after 10 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28253
International designator
2004-017B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
19 May 2004Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jun 2014Recorded time 18:18 UTC
Time in orbit
10 years3,680 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
12.0°N to 12.0°SFinal inclination 12.0°
Mass
2,095 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 1.0°S, 8.0°E at 18:18 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 12.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 12.0°N and 12.0°S.
Life in orbit
10 yearsATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Jun 2014
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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