CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0207
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 41730) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 September 2016 over the Indian Ocean, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41730
International designator
2016-050B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
14 Aug 2016Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Sep 2016Recorded time 02:26 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month43 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
20.8°N to 20.8°SFinal inclination 20.8°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 6.0°S, 117.0°E at 02:26 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 20.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 20.8°N and 20.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Sep 2016
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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