CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2018-0019
GSLV R/B
GSLV R/B (NORAD 42748) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 February 2018, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
42748
International designator
2017-031B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
5 Jun 2017Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Feb 2018UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months248 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
21.4°N to 21.4°SFinal inclination 21.4°
Mass
4,400 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 21.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 21.4°N and 21.4°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsGSLV R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Feb 2018
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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