CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0167
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 42802) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 October 2017 over South America, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
42802
International designator
2017-038B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Jun 2017Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Oct 2017UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 2 Nov 2017
Time in orbit
4 months126 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.2°N to 24.2°SFinal inclination 24.2°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 24.2°S, 51.7°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 24.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.2°N and 24.2°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsFALCON 9 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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