CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0033
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 41894) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 March 2017, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41894
International designator
2016-079B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
18 Dec 2016Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Mar 2017UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 5 Mar 2017
Time in orbit
2 months79 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
25.6°N to 25.6°SFinal inclination 25.6°
Mass
7,950 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 25.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 25.6°N and 25.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Mar 2017
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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