CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0160
GSLV R/B
GSLV R/B (NORAD 42696) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 October 2017, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
42696
International designator
2017-024B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
5 May 2017Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Oct 2017UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months158 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
20.2°N to 20.2°SFinal inclination 20.2°
Mass
2,500 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 20.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 20.2°N and 20.2°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsGSLV 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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