CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0678
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 40142) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 December 2014, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40142
International designator
2014-052B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
7 Sep 2014Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Dec 2014UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months112 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
25.1°N to 25.1°SFinal inclination 25.1°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 25.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 25.1°N and 25.1°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Dec 2014
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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