CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0243
ARIANE 5 R/B
ARIANE 5 R/B (NORAD 35497) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 31 October 2016 over the Indian Ocean, after 7 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
35497
International designator
2009-035B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
1 Jul 2009Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
31 Oct 2016Recorded time 15:11 UTC
Time in orbit
7 years, 3 months2,679 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
5.8°N to 5.8°SFinal inclination 5.8°
Mass
5,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 6.0°S, 76.0°E at 15:11 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 5.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 5.8°N and 5.8°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 3 monthsARIANE 5 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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