CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2018-0202
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 42985) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 October 2018, after 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
42985
International designator
2017-067B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
30 Oct 2017Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Oct 2018UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 months362 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
22.3°N to 22.3°SFinal inclination 22.3°
Mass
4,000 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 22.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 22.3°N and 22.3°S.
Life in orbit
11 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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