CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2015-0252
ARIANE 44LP R/B
ARIANE 44LP R/B (NORAD 26986) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 May 2015 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 13 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26986
International designator
2001-052B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
27 Nov 2001Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
12 May 2015Recorded time 11:03 UTC
Time in orbit
13 years, 5 months4,914 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
7.2°N to 7.2°SFinal inclination 7.2°
Mass
2,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 7.0°S, 145.0°W at 11:03 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 7.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 7.2°N and 7.2°S.
Life in orbit
13 years, 5 monthsARIANE 44LP R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 May 2015
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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