CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2019-0063
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 43489) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 March 2019, after 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43489
International designator
2018-049B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
4 Jun 2018Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Mar 2019UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months292 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.1°N to 26.1°SFinal inclination 26.1°
Mass
3,000 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 26.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.1°N and 26.1°S.
Life in orbit
9 monthsFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Mar 2019
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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