CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0146
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 41472) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 September 2017, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41472
International designator
2016-028B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
6 May 2016Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Sep 2017UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months498 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
23.7°N to 23.7°SFinal inclination 23.7°
Mass
4,000 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 23.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 23.7°N and 23.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 4 monthsFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Sep 2017
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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