CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2018-0065
PSLV R/B
PSLV R/B (NORAD 38249) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 April 2018 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 5 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38249
International designator
2012-017B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
26 Apr 2012Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Apr 2018Recorded time 14:06 UTC
Time in orbit
5 years, 11 months2,168 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
920 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 0.6°N, 23.8°W at 14:06 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 11 monthsPSLV R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Apr 2018
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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