CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2015-0256
ARIANE 42P+ R/B
ARIANE 42P+ R/B (NORAD 22254) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 May 2015 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 22 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
22254
International designator
1992-084B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
1 Dec 1992Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
17 May 2015Recorded time 07:54 UTC
Time in orbit
22 years, 5 months8,202 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.6°N to 6.6°SFinal inclination 6.6°
Mass
2,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 8.0°S, 175.0°W at 07:54 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 6.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.6°N and 6.6°S.
Life in orbit
22 years, 5 monthsARIANE 42P+ R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 May 2015
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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