CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2019-0034
ARIANE 44L R/B
ARIANE 44L R/B (NORAD 24715) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 February 2019, after 22 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24715
International designator
1997-002C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
30 Jan 1997Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Feb 2019UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
22 years8,060 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
7.3°N to 7.3°SFinal inclination 7.3°
Mass
2,260 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 7.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 7.3°N and 7.3°S.
Life in orbit
22 yearsARIANE 44L 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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