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Entry no.
2015-0205

FALCON 9 R/B

FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 40589) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 April 2015 over Africa, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
40589
International designator
2015-021B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
14 Apr 2015Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Apr 2015Recorded time 19:00 UTC
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
4,000 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 26.0°N, 19.0°E at 19:00 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

8 days

From the same launch

2015-021
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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