CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0132
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 40486) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 August 2017, after 2 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40486
International designator
2015-011E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
13 Mar 2015Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Aug 2017Recorded time 15:02 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 5 months897 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
25.0°N to 25.0°SFinal inclination 25.0°
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 25.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 25.0°N and 25.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 5 monthsATLAS 5 CENTAUR 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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