CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2018-0039
GSLV R/B
GSLV R/B (NORAD 40881) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 March 2018, after 2 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40881
International designator
2015-041B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
27 Aug 2015Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Mar 2018UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 6 months918 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
20.1°N to 20.1°SFinal inclination 20.1°
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 20.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 20.1°N and 20.1°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 6 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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