CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0063
ATLAS 1 CENTAUR R/B(1)
ATLAS 1 CENTAUR R/B(1) (NORAD 22788) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 March 2016 over the Indian Ocean, after 22 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
22788
International designator
1993-056B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
3 Sep 1993Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Mar 2016Recorded time 03:30 UTC
Time in orbit
22 years, 6 months8,229 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.8°N to 26.8°SFinal inclination 26.8°
Mass
1,840 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 13.0°N, 73.0°E at 03:30 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.8°N and 26.8°S.
Life in orbit
22 years, 6 monthsATLAS 1 CENTAUR R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Mar 2016
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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