CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2018-0207
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 27567) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 November 2018 over Australia, after 15 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27567
International designator
2002-055B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
5 Dec 2002Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Nov 2018Recorded time 23:51 UTC
Time in orbit
15 years, 10 months5,813 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.8°N to 26.8°SFinal inclination 26.8°
Mass
2,095 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 24.0°S, 143.0°E at 23:51 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.8°N and 26.8°S.
Life in orbit
15 years, 10 monthsATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Nov 2018
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.